Posts Tagged ‘personal health information’
Are You Complying with Information Blocking Rules?
Healthcare providers who fail to give patients access to their electronic health records without charge and without delay may be running afoul of a provision in the 21st Century Cures Act. These so-called “information blocking rules†went into effect April 5, 2021. The Cures Act was signed into law in December 2016 and is designed…
Read MoreAddiction Treatment Center Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach
A Pennsylvania addiction treatment center is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging that it not only failed to protect patients’ personal health information, but also that its “negligence and deceptive practices†resulted in the inappropriate access of information on nearly 8,000 people. The case is one of a growing number of class action…
Read MorePandemic Poses HIPAA Compliance Issues for Providers
You’re seeing a patient virtually via telemedicine when suddenly a family member walks into the room and can be seen going about their business, picking up laundry, getting keys to the car, grabbing a snack from the refrigerator, what have you. What to do? It’s a scenario that recently played out not once, but twice,…
Read MoreHIPAA Data Breach Deadline Fast Approaching
Last week, we wrote about the increasing number of healthcare-related data breaches and how important it is for providers to find better ways to protect their patients’ personal healthcare information. In just a few days – on March 1 – HIPAA-covered entities must submit reports of certain breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting fewer…
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