HHS Offers New HIPAA Guidance in Light of Opioid Crisis

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Shortly after President Donald Trump declared a nationwide public health emergency to combat the opioid crisis, the HHS Office for Civil Rights released new guidance on when and how healthcare providers can share a patient’s health information when that patient may be in crisis and incapacitated, such as during an opioid overdose. HIPAA regulations already…

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