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HHS Final Rule Overview: Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking

[07/29/24]

Federal Court Declares Portions of HHS’s Website Tracking Technologies Guidance Unlawful

[06/27/24]

OCR Updates Online Tracking Technologies Bulletin

[03/20/24]

Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident – Legal and Operational Considerations for Affected Organizations

[03/18/24]

Threat Actors Actively Targeting Health Care Through “Citrix Bleed” NetScaler Vulnerability

[11/17/23]

OCR Emphasizes the Importance of Sanction Policies for HIPAA Compliance

[11/13/23]

ONC Proposes Rule Clarifying Information Blocking Issues

[05/17/23]

Updated Compliance Tool for Developers of Mobile Health Apps

[01/11/23]

OCR Issues Bulletin Regarding the Use of Web Tracking Technologies

[12/21/22]

New Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements

[03/18/22]

Enterprise Communication Tools Create New Obligation for E911 Compliance

[03/10/22]

Information Un-Blocked: Increased Access Can Reveal Compliance Risks

[05/05/21]

FCC Announces Details on Round 2 of COVID-19 Telehealth Program Following Public Comment

[04/07/21]

Notice of Enforcement Discretion Issued for Scheduling Technology for COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments

[01/22/21]

OCR Issues Guidance on Health Information Exchanges to Disclose PHI for Public Health Authority Activities

[12/30/20]

Updates to EHR Donation Rules and New Cybersecurity Donation Rules Published by HHS, CMS

[12/16/20]

What You Need to Know About ONC’s New Information Blocking Regulations

[10/22/20]

As the Information Blocking Regulations Deadline Approaches, Are You Prepared?

[10/22/20]

Potential Vendor Breach

[07/17/20]

Information Blocking and Interoperability Regulations: A Few Key Points

[05/29/20]

CARES Act Modifies Confidentiality Protections for Substance Use Disorder Records

[04/13/20]

FCC Releases Guidance on Scope of Eligible Equipment and Services Under COVID-19 Telehealth Program

[04/10/20]

Zooming into Risk During COVID-19

[04/08/20]

FCC Announces Details of $200 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program

[04/03/20]

FCC Undertakes Measures to Assist Health Care Providers In Light of COVID-19 Crisis

[04/02/20]

FCC Issues Guidance on the Scope of the TCPA’s “Emergency Purposes” Exception

[03/31/20]

Battling the Bugs: Cybersecurity During a Pandemic

[03/19/20]

Do-It-Yourself Legal Review Part 2: A Guide for Helping Businesses Evaluate Software Terms

[01/10/20]

Failure to Encrypt Laptop and Failure to Comply with Technical Assistance from OCR Leads to $65,000 Settlement

[01/07/20]

Do-It-Yourself Legal Review Part 1: A Guide for Helping Businesses Evaluate Terms

[12/19/19]

Second $85,000 Penalty Issued Under OCR’s Right of Access Initiative

[12/13/19]

Failure to Properly Assess Breach Risk Results in $2.175 Million Fine to Affiliated Covered Entity

[12/03/19]

Apple Debuts Application for Users to Participate in Health Studies

[11/22/19]

Publicly Available ePHI Leads to $1.6 Million Fine

[11/08/19]

Failure to Encrypt Hardware Results in $3 Million Fine

[11/07/19]

EHR Donations and Cybersecurity Technology Exception Included in New Proposed Rules from OIG, CMS

[10/10/19]

BEWARE: Charging Improper Fees for Patient Access to Records Can Cost Providers Big

[09/13/19]

Failure to Provide Timely Access to Records Results in $85,000 Fine

[09/10/19]

Substance Use Disorder Providers Should Note SAMHSA Proposed Changes to 42 CFR Part 2

[08/30/19]

FCC Proceeds with $100 Million Telehealth Initiative, Seeks Comments on Proposed Program Rules

[08/06/19]

AMCA Breach of PHI and PII

[06/07/19]

Ten Types of Enforcement Actions OCR May Take Directly Against Business Associates

[06/04/19]

Consider Website and Other Technology Accessibility Obligations to Better Serve Your Community and Avoid Litigation and Loss of Federal Funding

[03/01/19]

Repeated Breaches of ePHI Result in a $3 Million Fine, Capping Off OCR’s “Record Year” of 2018 Enforcement Actions

[02/19/19]

Digital Medicine: OIG Approves Arrangement to Provide Smartphones to Patients

[02/15/19]

Greenway EHR Customers’ Rights from Settlement with Government

[02/12/19]

HHS Releases Updated Guidance on Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices

[01/24/19]

OCR Announces Fine for Lack of BAA and Failure to Terminate Former Employee’s Access to PHI

[12/14/18]

Important Alert: Response to Emailed Bomb Threats

[12/13/18]

Business Associate’s Data Breach Leads to $500,000 Fine for Hospitalist Group

[12/10/18]

Disclosing PHI to a Reporter Leads to $125,000 HIPAA Settlement

[11/29/18]

Department of Homeland Security and FDA Collaborate to Address Medical Device Cybersecurity

[11/02/18]

Largest Health Data Breach = Largest OCR Settlement in History

[10/19/18]

Hospitals Fined for Allowing Documentary Film Crews to Film Patients Without Consent

[09/24/18]

Blockchain in Health Care Explained: A Three-Part Series

[07/26/18]

SAMHSA Releases Additional Changes to 42 CFR “Part 2” Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Regulations

[01/26/18]

SSAE 18 Replaces SSAE 16 Data Security Audit Standard – Practical Takeaways

[01/22/18]

FCC Considering Overhaul to Funding for Health Care Broadband and Telecommunications Programs

[01/15/18]

CMS Clarifies that Texting PHI Through Secure Platforms Is Permissible – But Not Orders!

[12/29/17]

CMS Prohibition on Texting? Evaluating Next Steps for Your Organization

[12/28/17]

CMS Appears to Forbid All Forms of Text Messaging

[12/19/17]

Final FDA Guidance on Interoperable Medical Devices

[09/20/17]

Meaningful Use Hardship Exception Deadline Approaching

[09/14/17]

.health Domain Suffix Registration Open Exclusively for Health-Related Entities Until November 30, 2017

[09/07/17]

Proposed Incentives for Behavioral Health Providers to Adopt Electronic Health Records

[08/24/17]

Getting Paid for Telehealth Services

[07/11/17]

eClinicalWorks Settlement – Impact on Providers

[06/08/17]

The MDLive Class Action: Understanding the Complex Relationship of Consumer Telehealth Platforms

[06/02/17]

HHS Announces International Cyber Threat to Health Care Organizations

[05/12/17]

Telemedicine Rule Proposed by Wisconsin Medical Examining Board in Final Stages of Review

[02/13/17]

Attest to 2016 Medicare Meaningful Use Program Requirements by February 28

[01/17/17]

FDA Releases Final Post-Market Guidance on Medical Device Cybersecurity

[01/11/17]

2015 Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline Extended

[02/11/16]

Safe Harbor Agreement Between United States and EU Ruled Invalid

[10/06/15]

Chip-Enabled Point of Sale Terminal – Deadline: October 1, 2015

[09/01/15]

Transition to ICD-10: 40 Days to Go

[08/21/15]

USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program Announced for 2015

[06/08/15]

FDA Finalizes Guidance on Medical Device Data Systems

[02/10/15]

The Importance to HIPAA Compliance of IT System Monitoring and Support: HHS Announces $150,000 HIPAA Enforcement Action

[12/10/14]

FDA Will Stop Enforcing Regulatory Requirements for Many Medical Image and Data Systems

[07/11/14]

Congress Calls for Comments on Federal Legislative Changes Necessary to Encourage the Use of Telehealth Technology

[05/19/14]

FDA, ONC and FCC Issue Long-Awaited Recommendations for Regulation of Health IT

[04/10/14]

Changes to EHR Donation Regulations May Affect Your EHR Donation Arrangement

[12/27/13]

Scribes in the Hospital: A Detailed Look

[06/03/13]

HITECH Final Rule – Implementation of GINA

[02/12/13]

HITECH Final Rule – Impact on Breach Notification Rule

[02/04/13]

HHS Issues HITECH Final Rule

[01/18/13]

HHS Announces First Settlement of HIPAA Breach Affecting Less Than 500 Individuals

[01/03/13]

OMB Extends Review of Final HITECH Regulations

[06/22/12]

OCR Provides Update on HIPAA Security and Privacy Audit Program

[06/13/12]

Massachusetts Hospital to Pay $750,000 to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit

[06/01/12]

New HITECH Regulations on the Horizon

[03/29/12]

Electronic Health Record Donation Arrangements

[02/07/12]

Things to Consider Before Signing a Health IT Agreement

[01/24/12]

A New Era of Fraud Enforcement and Outreach – Government Health Care Fraud Prevention Summits, Webcasts and Tweets

[05/26/11]