HHS extends sunset date for Stark exception and anti-kickback safe harbor for EHR donations *

USA - April 18 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued proposed rules that would extend the sunset…

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FTC recommends privacy practices for mobile apps *

USA - February 26 2013
A new Federal Trade Commission report urges mobile app platforms and developers to better inform consumers about their privacy practices. Mobile app…

Co-authors: Heather Egan Sussman, Randall J. Ortman.

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OCR issues final modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security, breach notification and enforcement rules to implement the HITECH Act *

USA - February 20 2013
On January 25, 2013, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule (Final Rule)…

Co-authors: Edward G. Zacharias, Jennifer S. Geetter, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Amy Hooper Kearbey, Ryan S. Higgins.

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HIPAA de-identification guidance *

USA - December 11 2012
Office of Civil Rights has released additional guidance addressing the de-identification of protected health information in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Co-authors: Jennifer S. Geetter, Amy M. Gordon, Amy Hooper Kearbey.

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ONC issues revised certification criteria for EHR technology used to earn incentive payments *

USA - September 18 2012
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology coordinated its September 4, 2012, release of the 2014 Edition Electronic Health Record (EHR) Certification Criteria with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ release on the same day of updated meaningful use (MU) criteria for eligible providers to demonstrate MU and earn EHR incentive payments under Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs

Co-authors: Randall J. Ortman, Jean Marie R. Pechette, Bernadette M. Broccolo.

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