Interesting HIPAA regulatory update. At HIMSS yesterday, the OCR Director indicated that the 2021 proposed rule will not be finalized anytime soon. It looks like OCR is focusing its rulemaking efforts on the recently proposed amend…https://t.co/eKaPIoEISR https://t.co/PFwdnhI4yO
HHS has released its proposed rule to amend HIPAA to further protect reproductive health information at . It looks like they are taking a targeted approach, specifically limiting use and disclosure of such information for civil, cr…https://t.co/Hqobnj9jDE https://t.co/AEzwWfBhH2
While the OCR notices of enforcement discretion related to COVID-19 are coming to an end on May 11th as expected with the expiration of the public health emergency, it looks like OCR is giving health care providers an additional 90…https://t.co/B3Yw4WKxKk https://t.co/xoTTkHB9Jr
It looks like OCR's proposed amendments to HIPAA to support reproductive healthcare privacy cleared OMB on April 5th and should get published any day now: . I'm really interested to see if HHS proposes to preempt state laws and cou…https://t.co/fwK13wy7uv https://t.co/mvNBtwdPK4
I'm looking forward to attending and presenting at the IAPP Global Summit next week. If you will be attending, reach out, as it would be great to get together.
A great resource from AHLA:
Health Information Privacy and Breach: A 50 State Survey covers laws surrounding privacy and data breach for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is a must-have resource for all attorneys who respond to data breaches or who draft…
The first round of Speaker Presentation Proposals for the HIPAA Summit 40 is
due no later than Friday, November 18. Submit here: . https://t.co/vZqh5uaDVo
Utah is close to enacting the next general privacy law. Interesting to see that: (1) it would completely exempt HIPAA covered entities and business associates, even with respect to information that is not protected health informati…https://t.co/dSMSqAuJCd https://t.co/SfkFB99OyV
Join me for an upcoming Strafford live webinar, "HIPAA Privacy Rule Proposed Changes" on Monday, February 28, 1:00pm-2:30pm EST. Click this link for more information: https://t.co/lu1duQIUhu
Happy Friday. We put together a list of health information privacy and security tasks that you may want to do over the year. I hope you find it helpful. https://t.co/qJ1tAVVcxH
My great colleague, Mike Borgia, is co-presenting on a complimentary webinar on privacy and security in the M&A process: . #privacy#security https://t.co/xwK6SP1hLb
For those in the DC area, Saturday morning is the Walk to Defeat ALS down by the Washington Monument: . I'm walking in honor of a young colleague who is fighting this challenging disease. #alsawareness#dwt https://t.co/KKwUnu0hE4
A great associate and colleague is going off to OCR to do policy work. Very excited for her, but now looking to hire a mid-level associate to assist on health information privacy matters: . #hiring#privacy#hipaa https://t.co/HD5vgN1HDu