The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), through its Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), recently issued a “Dear Colleague”...
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In an era where cyberattacks on the health care industry have become alarmingly frequent and catastrophic, the U.S. Department of Health...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) will start to enforce compliance later this month with...
In a final rule published on April 26, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) amends the HIPAA Privacy Rule to bolster...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule today governing federal protections for health care workers...
HIPAA enforcement actions in the past year have continued to focus on the patient right to access initiative and large scale data...
The comment period for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR proposed changes to Privacy Rule...
On Monday, April 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed...
On June 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued two pieces of guidance...
Starting in 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has taken an increased interest in...
This post was also written by Marquan Robertson, a Reed Smith summer associate. In 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services...