Introduction and Summary - HHS issued a final rule modernizing 42 CFR Part 2 to implement the CARES Act and more closely align with HIPAA's ...

On May 5, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued additional guidance on HIPAA compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic. OCR affirmed that the restrictions on disclosures of protected health ...

Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning once dodged a reporter’s question about his neck injury with a HIPAA quip. “I don’t know what HIPAA stands for, but I ...

Many healthcare providers are unclear as to when a request is made by an individual pursuant to a HIPAA authorization versus a HIPAA access request, particularly when a patient wants records to be ...

Labor for copying the requested PHI (whether in paper or electronic form). This does not include any labor to identify, retrieve, collect, compile, or collate the requested PHI; Supplies for creating ...

At 26 years old, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the most mature and comprehensive health data protection law in the US. (It passed in 1996.) One of the earliest ...

There are a lot of myths out there about HIPAA — the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — and patient records. Sometimes, even health care providers don't seem to know the rules.

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The new CMS regulations on prior authorization have been heralded as a big step forward in reducing administrative burdens on physicians, but some people think it doesn't go far enough. The CMS ...