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Most Popular HIPAA Topics This Year

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Here at Total HIPAA, we pride ourselves on providing helpful resources for all businesses striving for HIPAA compliance. As we approach the end of 2020, we reflect on the most popular HIPAA topics this year. CCPA & HIPAA: Important Intersections. HIPAA Compliant efax Provider Recommendations.

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Can Employers Ask for Proof of Vaccination?

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As states reopen and companies invite employees back into the workplace, an employee’s vaccination status will become an important factor in minimizing workplace health risks and returning business to normal operations. If an employer asks an employee to disclose medical information relating to COVID-19 vaccination, does this violate HIPAA?

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What Should Employers Do if an Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19?

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Normally, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are prohibited from asking employees about symptoms or illnesses they’ve experienced. Exceptions to the ADA. This recommended course of action is also reflected in the ADA itself. However, during a pandemic, certain exceptions to this rule can be made.¹.

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ALERT! Your COVID-19 policies and procedures need a BOOSTER!

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Early in the pandemic, the EEOC issued guidance in the form of FAQs on “ What You Should Know About COVID-19, the ADA, Rehabilitation Act and Other EEO Laws ” and has periodically updated that guidance as circumstances have changed. The ADA requires that such exams and inquiries be “job-related and consistent with business necessity.”

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Health Provider News

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See Latest Data RHODE ISLAND Lifespan’s primary care group transitions to Epic Teenage Depression Rates in Rhode Island Prompt ‘Crisis’ Rhode Island native’s AI company helping predict patient health outcomes Coastal Medical switches to Lifespan’s electronic health record R.I.

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Health Provider News

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Check new local medical center report cards Idaho Falls Community Hospital starts stroke survivors support group Ada County commissioners say hospitals get too many tax exemptions. renovation St. renovation St.

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Health Provider News

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Anthony’s Hospital celebrates expansion, renovation project milestone ‘Our voices weren’t being heard’: COVID-19 restrictions rolled back in Metro nursing home Nebraska lawmakers send $10.7