Tag: Privacy
HHS Addresses Federal Court Invalidation of Certain Provisions of the HIPAA rule Relating to the Third-Party Requests for Patient Records
On January 28, 2020, the Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) addressed a federal court’s January 23rd invalidation of certain provisions of t...
Read MoreAre Schools, Colleges or Universities Subject to the HIPAA Privacy Rule? Revised Federal Guidance Provides Answers
School leaders are often understandably confused as to which law applies to health- or medical-related records in schools: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or the Health Insura...
Read MoreThe Healthcare Breach Report: Breaches on the Upsurge
The vast majority of healthcare organizations utilize and store protected health information (PHI), which is composed of patients’ sensitive information. HIPAA, the privacy rule that classifies P...
Read MoreGoogle data sharing deal with Ascension Health raises privacy concerns
After a patient data sharing deal came to light between Google and Ascension Health, the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) says the federal government needs to update the Health Insuran...
Read MoreONC advisory group wants to add price transparency, data privacy focus
The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee on Wednesday finalized its list of 31 issues to tackle over the next two years, including price transparency and third-party access to health da...
Read MoreOpaque pricing, data silos still mar interoperability progress, HITAC says
Read MoreThe Health Information Technology Advisory Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved its second annual report to Congress on the state of health IT landscape, reco...
Privacy law covering most medical care may not apply in schools
(Reuters Health) – The privacy protections Americans have come to expect when it comes to their medical information may not always apply in school settings, a new report suggests. Read More
The SHIELD Act: New York’s New Data Breach Notification Law
Last summer, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act. The SHIELD Act’s data breach notification requirements are already ef...
Read MoreSubpoena for Medical Records and HIPAA Compliance
Handling a subpoena for medical records creates the potential for either a HIPAA violation or a contempt of court citation. How a healthcare organization responds to a subpoena for me...
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