Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
OCR Announces Expiration of HIPAA Enforcement Discretion Issued in Response to COVID-19
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Federal Register notice that the enforcement discretion of certain rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act will expire on May 11, 2023 with the end of the COVID-19 public health […]
Read MoreCMS Proposes Electronic Standards for Clinical, Admin Data
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule titled Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Standards for Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures, and Modification to Referral Certification and Authorization Transaction Standard The rule would adopt a set of standards for the electronic exchange of clinical and administrative data to support […]
Read MoreHHS Issues Guidance on HIPAA and Audio-Only Telehealth
On Monday, June 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), is issuing guidance on how covered health care providers and health plans can use remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services when such communications are conducted in a manner that is consistent with the applicable requirements […]
Read MoreHHS Issues Guidance on HIPAA and Audio-Only Telehealth
On Monday, June 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), is issuing guidance on how covered health care providers and health plans can use remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services when such communications are conducted in a manner that is consistent with the applicable requirements […]
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