Aug 11, 2020 | Cyber Law, HIPAA
The HHS Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), which is charged with implementing and overseeing HIPAA, recently alerted providers of a potential scam being perpetrated by postcards falsely purporting to be from OCR. These postcards were directed to the attention of the...
May 12, 2020 | Cyber Law, Health Care, HIPAA
On May 5, HHS’ Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued guidance on covered healthcare providers and restrictions on media access to Protected Health Information (“PHI”) about individuals in their facilities. In its guidance, OCR reminded...
Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care, HIPAA
Although the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which restricts the use and disclosure of individuals’ protected health information, applies even during public health emergencies, federal law permits the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to waive...
Mar 18, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care, HIPAA
Trump Administration Loosens Telehealth and HIPAA Rules to Help Combat COVID-19 Crisis Earlier today, March 17, 2020, the Trump administration announced that, due to the COVID-19 crisis, Medicare providers may now use phone and video conference, including FaceTime and...
