American Medical Compliance

JUNE 26, 2023

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) granted enforcement discretion for certain aspects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) during the public health emergency. Visit [link] for more information.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2020

The HHS Office for Civil Rights announced on Tuesday that during the coronavirus pandemic it will use discretion when enforcing HIPAA-compliance for telehealth communications tools. " Wherever possible, providers should use telehealth tools from vendors that are HIPAA compliant and will enter into business-associate agreements, said OCR.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 and while there have been some significant HIPAA updates over the last two decades, the last set of major HIPAA updates occurred in 2013 with the introduction of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule. Major HIPAA Updates in the Past 20 Years.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It has been several years since new HIPAA regulations have been signed into law, but HIPAA changes in 2022 are expected. The last update to the HIPAA Rules was the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in 2013, which introduced new requirements mandated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

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Total HIPAA

MARCH 1, 2021

Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s Chief Compliance Officer, recently talked with David Smith, a nationally recognized healthcare benefits consultant and regulatory expert, to discuss HIPAA regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Omnibus Ruling of 2013 removed the Harm Standard from the HIPAA law.

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American Medical Compliance

MAY 14, 2024

The following HIPAA Compliance Training for Telehealth Providers educates telehealth providers on how to comply with HIPAA regulations. Furthermore, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance is crucial for telehealth providers to ensure confidentiality of sensitive health data.

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Wyatt Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

On 9/30/2021, HHS Office for Civil Rights issues guidance on when HIPAA applies and does not apply to COVID-19 vaccine information. Generally, HIPAA applies to disclosures of protected health information by HIPAA covered entities and not to requests for such information by such entities or other businesses.

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HealthIT Answers

MAY 19, 2023

With this, the relaxed regulations and waivers put in place during the pandemic expired, and providers need to return to full compliance with HIPAA regulations. The post End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency appeared first on Health IT Answers. Be sure your policies and procedures for safeguarding PHI are up to date.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 26, 2023

HIPAA enforcement discretion occurs when the Secretary for Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the Department will exercise discretion in the enforcement of HIPAA Rules. Typically, Notices of Enforcement Discretion last between 72 hours and 60 days, are state or region-specific and apply to specific provisions of the HIPAA Rules.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 27, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a number of personal health data challenges for both healthcare organizations and private businesses alike. The article COVID-19 and The Health Data Security Crisis appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 18, 2023

An employee who was fired after raising COVID-19 safety concerns will receive $15,000 in damages after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found the employer violated the whistleblower protections of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 14, 2020

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the immediate challenge for Baltimore-based Kennedy Krieger Institute was shifting an almost-100% on-site outpatient workforce to an almost entirely remote one. We primarily use a HIPAA-compliant Zoom system along with our Epic EHR to conduct our telehealth operations,” she said.

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Total HIPAA

MARCH 17, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent coronavirus outbreak, otherwise known as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) , a public health emergency of international concern. On March 11, WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic, detected in 114 countries around the globe as of that date.¹.

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Total HIPAA

MAY 6, 2020

On March 13, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a limited waiver of certain HIPAA sanctions and penalties to ease access of data for providers , public health authorities , and others.².

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. Purchasing devices and platforms due to pricing was a concern, and HIPAA-compliant platforms and cybersecurity [were concerns] for PHI/patient safety." THE PROBLEM.

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Health Law Blog

APRIL 22, 2020

They must continue to comply with the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards of the security rule and privacy rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Covered Entities must continue to comply with HIPAA and other confidentiality laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

To best answer the question what is a HIPAA violation, it is necessary to explain what HIPAA is, who it applies to, and what constitutes a violation; for although most people believe they know what a HIPAA compliance violation is, evidence suggests otherwise. What is HIPAA and Who Does It Apply To?

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Total HIPAA

APRIL 6, 2020

How do companies who do not usually allow working from home adapt to the COVID-19 crisis? COVID-19 is changing the way we do business and remote work comes with all kinds of administrative and technical challenges. Remember, you must maintain HIPAA compliance even while working from home. Tips for Employees.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic required rapid delivery of tools, such as those used for information sharing, symptom screening, vaccinations, clinical trials and clinical care, with robust connections between data systems. One such issue is interoperability.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A frequently discussed consequence of the COVID-19 crisis is the uptick in reliance on telehealth, with both patients and clinicians pivoting quickly to virtual care in order to minimize in-person contact. "COVID-19 has forced people into virtual mediums," Flannery continued. "Companies like ours.

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Health Care Law Brief

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

After multiple extensions over the past three years, on Monday, January 30, 2023, President Biden announced that the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (“ PHE ”) will officially end on May 11, 2023.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The COVID-19 vaccination statuses of approximately 500,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees have been impermissibly disclosed. The spreadsheet also included details of claimed religious and medical exceptions to COVID-19 vaccination.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

DISCLOSING COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS. HHS has published an article on the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s effect on the disclosure of COVID-19 vaccination status for healthcare. Remember that HIPAA is not the only set of laws that regulate this information. The following are excerpts from the article.

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Total HIPAA

JULY 7, 2020

LuxSci provides email encryption, web hosting, forms, and secure sending services for HIPAA compliant entities. The two discussed security practices to use while working remotely during COVID-19. You can listen to this episode of our podcast HIPAA Talk here or on your mobile device via Apple Podcasts.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Recently, NIST issued a draft update (SP 800-66r2) to its 2008 publication: An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule, and sought feedback from industry stakeholders ahead of the publication of the final version of the guidance. Background. Now that H.R.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 8, 2022

With all of these security and privacy features, the question remains: Is Signal HIPAA compliant? HIPAA Compliant Software Usage. Under HIPAA, any application or software company whose product “touches” (creates, receives, maintains, or transmits) protected health information (PHI) is considered to be a business associate.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Penalties for HIPAA violations can be issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and state attorneys general. In addition to financial penalties, covered entities are required to adopt a corrective action plan to bring policies and procedures up to the standards demanded by HIPAA. .

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 24, 2020

The article How COVID-19 and Telehealth Are Affecting Healthcare Compliance appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. By Devin Partida, technology writer and the Editor-in-Chief of the digital magazine, ReHack.com The coronavirus pandemic has caused massive changes around the world.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 29, 2023

It has been 27 years since President Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) into law, but compliance is still proving a challenge for many HIPAA-regulated entities. The average HIPAA penalty has fallen from $2.6 reduction in total penalties compared to 2018, falling from $28.7

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Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As the pandemic crisis fades, the Department of Health and Human Services is eliminating many of the flexibilities in HIPAA compliant telehealth regulations it granted during the COVID-19 public health emergency. How We Got Here – HIPAA Compliant Telehealth Regulations. Make Sure You’re HIPAA Compliant.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March, Dr. Mamdouh Riad, a solo practitioner in Hyannis, Massachusetts, began to take notice that he would not be able to see patients in the office as usual and had many patients start to cancel appointments as they were nervous about coming in. THE PROBLEM.

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Health Care Performance

JANUARY 11, 2022

HIPAA was a high priority for most healthcare providers before the pandemic. COVID-19 stretched resources and lengthened to-do lists, and has made it harder to keep up with HIPAA compliance. Which is tricky, because HIPAA risk has only increased during the pandemic, for two reasons. First, hackers are opportunists.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The HIPAA definition of Covered Entities is generally explained as health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers that conduct electronic transactions for which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed standards. The HIPAA Definition of Covered Entities. 2) A health care clearinghouse. (3)

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City has had a serious challenge throughout 2020: to keep in touch with patients who do not have COVID-19 during the pandemic. The issue is mainly HIPAA compliance, but patients can have access to their health information via an embedded app if they wish,” Shemesh explained. THE PROBLEM.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

DISCLOSING COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS. HHS has published an article on the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s effect on the disclosure of COVID-19 vaccination status for healthcare. Remember that HIPAA is not the only set of laws that regulate this information. The following are excerpts from the article.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 13, 2022

On June 13, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance on HIPAA telehealth requirements, as these requirements pertain to audio-only telehealth services. Details of HIPAA guidelines for telehealth in a post-PHE world are provided below. HHS Issues HIPAA Audio-Only Telehealth Guidance, But Why Now?

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 28, 2020

As hospitals are working vigorously to address the health care needs of its patient population during the COVID-19 pandemic, they are unintentionally leaving themselves and their patients […].

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