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A Baker's dozen of significant changes from the HIPAAHITECH Rule

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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February 28 2013

The long-awaited final omnibus rule modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules, as

OIG Advisory Opinion approves referral payments under electronic health record system

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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February 2 2012

In a significant development impacting the wider electronic health record (EHR) community, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) on December 7 issued an Advisory Opinion (AO 11-18) approving an EHR vendor's proposed transaction fee structure for charging customers that use the vendor's new patient referral ordering system

Minnesota AG sues business associate for loss of patient data stored on laptop

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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February 2 2012

In perhaps the first widely publicized action taken against a "business associate" (as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and privacy and security regulations thereunder), the Minnesota Attorney General (AG) on January 19 filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against Accretive Health, Inc., for alleged violations of HIPAA, as well as alleged violations of that state's medical privacy law and consumer debt collection practices laws

Final HITECH act regulations will be published in 2012

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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January 19 2012

During 2011, informal indications were given by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and various industry experts that the final Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) regulations amending the HIPAA privacy and security regulations would be published by the end of 2011

Ohio appeals court rejects claim of wrongful disclosure of medical information under Biddle v. Warren General Hospital - upholds lack of private cause of action under HIPAA

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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January 18 2012

In an opinion announced on January 10, 2012, the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, in Columbus, Ohio, held that a hospital’s use of a patient’s individually identifiable health information (PHI) for obtaining payment of a patient’s account was a valid use of PHI for payment purposes under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191 (“HIPAA”), and rejected the patient’s claim that disclosure of the patient’s PHI was a wrongful disclosure of medical information under Biddle v. Warren General Hospital, Ohio’s seminal case that established a personal injury tort for wrongful disclosure of confidential medical information

Final HITECH act regulations amending HIPAA privacy and security will be published in 2012

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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January 11 2012

During 2011, informal indications were given by the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and various industry experts that the final HITECH Act regulations amending the HIPAA privacy and security regulations would be published by the end of 2011

HITECH Act's changes to privacy and security regulations: key dates for covered entities and business associates

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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December 13 2011

During the past year, the healthcare privacy and security community has anxiously awaited publication of the "Final HITECH Regulations" amending certain provisions of the privacy and security standards of HIPAA that were mandated by the HITECH Act

Cloud computing: careful planning is needed to minimize security and privacy risks

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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December 13 2011

By now, most healthcare providers, health plans and their business associates are aware of the growth of "cloud computing" in the information technology (IT) industry

Deadlines to register and attest for HITECH EHR Meaningful Use financial incentives are approaching fast

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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October 27 2011

Earlier this month, CMS reminded eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals and eligible CAHs of the upcoming deadlines to take advantage of the federal financial incentives made available under HITECH by registering for and attesting to Meaningful Use of EHR

Cloud computing in healthcare: HIPAA, HITECH and contracting considerations

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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September 29 2011

On September 21, 2011, several members of Baker Hostetler's Healthcare Industry, Privacy, Security and Social Media and Intellectual Property Teams hosted a webinar on "Cloud Computing in Healthcare: HIPAA, HITECH and Contracting Considerations."