Apr 8, 2021 | HIPAA
The HIPAA Right of Access Initiative by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’(HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) was first announced in 2019. Under the initiative, OCR is committed to vigorously enforce the HIPAA rules that allow patients to access their...
Feb 16, 2021 | HIPAA
CG Attorneys continue to monitor and provide updates regarding the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’(HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Under the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, OCR has made a determined effort to...
Jan 19, 2021 | HIPAA
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’(HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced its Right of Access Initiative and promised to “vigorously enforce” patients’ right to access their medical records. Under this initiative, OCR investigated and...
Dec 29, 2020 | HIPAA
CG attorneys have discussed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’(HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) focus on patient access to records in its “HIPAA Right of Access Initiative.” Under this initiative, OCR settled numerous actions involving medical...
Nov 16, 2020 | HIPAA
The HIPAA Privacy Rule generally requires covered entities to provide individuals access to their “designated record sets” maintained by or for the covered entity, as defined by 45 C.F.R. § 164.501. There are specific requirements to comply with the HIPAA Privacy...
