The Digital Health Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare.

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Public Health Health Services Administration Patient Advocacy Governance 68

Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

In the proposed rules regarding buprenorphine DEA says that a practitioner must be registered in the state where he/she is located, however, DEA does not address this issue in its proposed rules governing the special registration requirements generally. Provider Education and Understanding About New Prescribing and Recordkeeping Requirements.

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Telemedicine COVID-19 FDA Compliance 52

HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2023

The proposed changes – if finalized – will not only impact HIPAA compliance , but other federal Rules that govern uses and disclosures of PHI (i.e., Disclosures of PHI for continuity of care and individual-level care coordination will be specifically permitted to avoid misunderstanding about when consent is required. 42 CFR Part 2).

HIPAA 62

HIPAA Compliance Health Services Administration Medicare 62

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 19, 2021

This worrisome trend has intensified long-running concerns about how drugs like opioids find their way to abusers’ hands in the first place. One group that doesn’t fit the stereotypical substance abuse profile is health care workers, about 10% of whom are abusing drugs, according to figures from both the U.S. At work, of course.

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COVID-19 Nurses Nursing Homes Health Services Administration 52

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

News In a temporary rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) extended telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications for six months following the end of the public health emergency, through November 11.

Ransomware 74

Ransomware Hospitals COVID-19 Health Services Administration 74

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rather than tackle these issues with rule changes, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has favored issuing HIPAA guidance to clear up misunderstandings over the requirements of HIPAA, but we are now at a point when changes to HIPAA Rules are needed and are about to be made.

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HIPAA COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Compliance 107

C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

trillion spending package, which consists of all 12 fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills and funds the federal government through September 30, 2023, provides additional assistance to Ukraine, and makes numerous health care policy changes. million Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) $4.1

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