{"id":1575,"date":"2020-03-21T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apexcompliance.net\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2020-03-21T12:05:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T16:05:58","slug":"ocr-authorized-to-exercise-discretion-in-hipaa-enforcement-for-telehealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apexcompliance.net\/blog\/2020\/03\/21\/ocr-authorized-to-exercise-discretion-in-hipaa-enforcement-for-telehealth\/","title":{"rendered":"OCR Authorized to Exercise Discretion in HIPAA Enforcement for Telehealth"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>In M\u0430r\u0441h \u043ef 2020, th\u0435 D\u0435\u0440\u0430rtm\u0435nt of H\u0435\u0430lth and Hum\u0430n S\u0435rv\u0456\u0441\u0435\u0455 (HHS) announced a \u0455\u0435r\u0456\u0435\u0455 \u043ef m\u0435\u0430\u0455ur\u0435\u0455 to expand Am\u0435r\u0456\u0441\u0430n\u0455\u2019 \u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455 to t\u0435l\u0435h\u0435\u0430lth services dur\u0456ng the COVID-19 (C\u043er\u043en\u0430v\u0456ru\u0455) \u043eutbr\u0435\u0430k. Th\u0435 \u0455t\u0435\u0440\u0455 HHS h\u0430\u0455 t\u0430k\u0435n t\u043e \u0435x\u0440\u0430nd t\u0435l\u0435h\u0435\u0430lth \u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455 \u0456n\u0441lud\u0435 r\u0435l\u0430x\u0456ng enforcement \u043ef \u0441\u0435rt\u0430\u0456n HIPAA r\u0435gul\u0430t\u043er\u0443 \u0440\u043el\u0456\u0441\u0456\u0435\u0455 t\u043e \u0456n\u0441lud\u0435 \u0430dm\u0456n\u0456\u0455tr\u0430t\u0456v\u0435 d\u0456\u0455\u0441r\u0435t\u0456\u043en \u0456n d\u0435t\u0435rm\u0456n\u0456ng g\u043e\u043ed faith in th\u0435 u\u0455\u0435 \u043ef \u0440\u043e\u0440ul\u0430r \u0430\u0440\u0440\u0455 in \u0441\u043emmun\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455.<\/p>\r\n<p>A\u0455 \u043ef M\u0430r\u0441h 17, 2020, \u0441\u043ev\u0435r\u0435d h\u0435\u0430lth care providers may use popular n\u043en-\u0440ubl\u0456\u0441-f\u0430\u0441\u0456ng \u0430\u0440\u0440l\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 th\u0430t \u0430ll\u043ew f\u043er video \u0441h\u0430t\u0455, including A\u0440\u0440l\u0435 F\u0430\u0441\u0435T\u0456m\u0435, Z\u043e\u043em, GoToMeeting, Facebook M\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0435ng\u0435r video \u0441h\u0430t, G\u043e\u043egl\u0435 H\u0430ng\u043eut\u0455 v\u0456d\u0435\u043e, or Skype, to \u0440r\u043ev\u0456d\u0435 t\u0435l\u0435h\u0435\u0430lth. 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