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The new and improved HIPAAHITECH rules: what employers need to know

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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February 7 2013

On January 25, the new (final?) rules about HIPAA Privacy under the HITECH Act were issued in the Federal Register. While the effect of the new rules

Collateral effects of the omnibus rule: exercise caution in using past OCR summaries on large PHI breaches as a roadmap for future guidance

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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February 1 2013

In the wake of the post-Omnibus Rule (the "Rule") frenzy, it is necessary to consider some collateral effects that the Rule may have brought about

Health and human services releases new HIPAA regulations

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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January 28 2013

Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final regulations modifying existing HIPAA enforcement, privacy and

HIPAA "mega rule", meet "super BAA": the CMS data use agreement

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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January 24 2013

The recent release of the HIPAAHITECH "mega rule" or "omnibus rule" has given bloggers and lawyers like us plenty of topics for analysis and debate

Urgent - verify your business associate and subcontractor agreements by this Friday 12513 to qualify for extension

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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January 23 2013

The September 23, 2013 deadline for updating Business Associate Agreements is extended for one year under the Omnibus Rule for covered entities who

This just in: guidance for health care providers, and the omnibus rule

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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January 18 2013

With gun violence and mental health concerns in the headlines, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services has

The Mobile Medical Applications and FDA oversight

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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January 8 2013

Development of Mobile Medical Applications (MMAs) is nothing new in the health care industry. These are software programs that run on mobile platforms

The parade of major reported PHI breaches creeps ahead to 525 - theft continues to dominate the numbers

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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January 8 2013

This blog series has been following breaches of Protected Health Information ("PHI") that have been reported on the U.S. Department of Health and Human

OCR announces first "under 500" breach settlement

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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January 4 2013

The first breach settlement announcement of the new year breaks new ground - a $50,000 fine based on theft of a laptop containing 441 patients'

Countdown to 2013 and the HITECH "Mega Rule": ten new year's resolutions to protect health information

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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December 27 2012

We have written several times in this blog series about the long-awaited (some would assert long overdue) HIPAA "Mega Rule." What was highly anticipated

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