The transportation landscape in America has evolved and these developments are now impacting health care. With about 75 percent of the U.S. population living in a county with access to
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Perks and Tips for the Recent Medical Graduate: Telemedicine and HIPAA
On the firm’s HIPAA & Health Information Technology blog, associate Kristen Marotta discussed the privacy and security issues arising from the growing use of telemedicine, particularly for mental health
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HIPAA Updates – Mistakes to Avoid in 2018 and Guidance on Disclosing PHI related to Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
Fox Rothschild’s HIPAA & Heath Information Technology Blog recently published two posts directly relevant to physicians and medical practices. The first post, 5 Common HIPAA Mistakes to Avoid in 2018
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OCR Alert – HIPAA Audit Email Phishing Scam
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued an alert on November 28, 2016, regarding an email purporting to be from OCR. This
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HIPAA Changes Required by 2013 Omnibus Rule
Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the “HIPAA Omnibus Rule,” implementing various provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)
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Health and Human Services Releases New HIPAA Regulations
Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final regulations modifying existing HIPAA enforcement, privacy and security regulations.
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