As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced its final changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), vastly expanding the scope of the Rule’s coverage...more HIPAA Regulation of Online Tracking Technologies Faegre...
A subcategory of the HIPAA privacy rule. It includes the standards that must be adhered to, to protect electronic Private Health Information (ePHI) when it is in transit or at rest. The rules are relevant to any system or any individual that has access to confidential patient information. ...
HIPAA Privacy RuleresearchprivacyHITECH ActGINAHIPAAHitechHITECHOn January 25, 2013, the Federal Register published the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) omnibus amendments to the Health Insurance Portability andSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
Research privacy under HIPAA and the common rule. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2005;33:154-159.Rothstein MA. Research privacy under HIPAA and the Common Rule. J. Law Med. Ethics. 2005; 33:154-8. [PubMed: 15934672]ROTHSTEIN M., Currents in Contemporary Ethics: Research Privacy Under...
For more information about the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Notice requirements, see:https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/privacy-practices-for-protected-health-information/index.html A covered entity must make its notice available to any person who asks for it. ...
The covered entity cannot, as a simple logistical matter, comply with both the State law and the HIPAA Privacy Rule. If the covered entity discloses the information to the individual under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the covered entity has failed to comply with the state law. If the covered ent...
Other transactions as established under the HIPAA Transactions Rule It's important to note that the use of electronic technology, e.g. email, does not necessarily make a health care provider a covered entity. The transaction must be in connected with one of the transactions outlined above. Add...
We may notuseor disclose your health information without an authorization that is valid as per HIPAA Privacy Rule –“45 CFR § 164.508 – Uses and disclosures for which an authorization is required”. Link:https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/audit/protocol/index....
TheHIPAAPrivacy Rule requires health plans and covered healthcare providers to develop and distribute Notices of Privacy Practices (NPPs). The Notice of Privacy Practices form must be given to patients. The notice must describe how thecovered entity(CE) may and may not use protected health inform...
HIPAA Privacy Gap AssessmentsThe HIPAA Privacy Rule contains complex and nuanced requirements concerning the uses and disclosures of patient protected health information and medical records, with requirements and direction often depending on the specifics of individual situations. RMHG's HIPAA Privacy ...