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Business associate agreements: more readily accepted by cloud service providers? Maybe

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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June 13 2013

Although the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule's expansion of business associate liability could create difficulties for healthcare providers and other

Electronic health records: adoption accelerates, debate continues

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 30 2013

More than half of America's doctors have now adopted electronic health records (EHRs), and the number of doctors and hospitals using EHRs continues

Texas bill allows doctors to collect patient data by swiping driver's licenses

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 16 2013

The Texas Legislature recently approved S.B. 166, a bill that would allow healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, dentists and others to

HHS considers amending HIPAA privacy rule to permit disclosure of mental health information for firearm background checks

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 2 2013

Adding yet another wrinkle to the nation's contentious gun control debate, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an

Alarm fatigue: Joint Commission considering National Patient Safety Guideline for alarm-equipped medical devices

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 2 2013

The Joint Commission (TJC) recently published a Sentinel Event Alert (Alert) regarding "alarm fatigue," which occurs when physicians are so

HIPAAHITECH Final Rule - assessing your organization's compliance readiness

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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April 4 2013

The long awaited HIPAAHITECH Final Rule became effective March 26, 2013, but covered entities, business associates and subcontractors will have

Can covered entities utilize text messaging and text paging without violating HIPAA?

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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March 8 2013

Text messaging allows healthcare providers to deliver simple, relevant, and customizable health information instantaneously to their patients, like

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

HIPAA, gun control and the President's executive actions -- what you need to know

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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February 7 2013

All of the excitement surrounding the publication of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule may have overshadowed another very important development in health

OCR’s breach settlement: the first ever involving less than 500 patients

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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January 10 2013

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started 2013 with a bang by announcing that it had reached "the first settlement involving a breach of unprotected

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