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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has updated a web-based resource for helping small- to medium-sized physician practices with implementing health IT.January 21
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David Feinberg, MD, head of Google Health, contends that the tech giant’s partnership with St. Louis-based healthcare provider Ascension complies with regulations on the handling patient data.January 19
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The start of a New Year represents new opportunities to refocus on HIPAA compliance efforts.January 14
AssociateMirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP
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A patient identity incident at Mercy Health Lorain (Ohio) Hospital shows that even though health information technology supports operations, other mistakes can expose data.January 9
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A data security incident at Chicago-based Sinai Health System may have exposed the personal and health information of about 12,000 patients.January 2
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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced that West Georgia Ambulance has agreed to settle agency allegations of longstanding HIPAA noncompliance.January 1
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The issues that engulfed HIPAA in 2019 were not necessarily new, although arguably approaches are beginning to change.December 31
AssociateMirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP
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Updated guidance from the Department of Education and the Office for Civil Rights is seeking to clarify when students’ health information can be shared under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and HIPAA.December 19
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As Congress looks to draft follow-up legislation to the 21st Century Cures Act, industry groups want to see lawmakers institute wide-ranging reforms to advance digital health and biomedical research.December 18
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The federal government has levied an $85,000 fine against Krounda Medical, saying the organization didn’t fulfill a patient’s request to forward medical records in electronic format to a third party.December 13
