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FDA Outlines Future Medical Device Coordinating Center

USA - May 11 2016 The federal Food and Drug Administration’s planning board (Planning Board) for a medical device evaluation system (NMDES) recently recommended the…

Lindsey E. Gabrielsen

OCR Releases Updated HIPAA Audit Protocol and Business Associate Listing Template

USA - April 21 2016 The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently updated the audit protocol that it will be using to assess Covered Entities’ and Business Associate’s…

Claire N. Marblestone

Federal Agencies Provide User-Friendly Guidance on Compliance with Data Privacy Laws

USA - April 18 2016 How federal privacy laws apply to mobile health applications has been an area of significant ambiguity. Recently, the Federal Trade Commission's…

Kush Das

Phase 2 of HIPAA Compliance Audits Now Underway

USA - March 23 2016 The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recently announced that it has initiated Phase 2 of…

Claire N. Marblestone

Recent EHR Meaningful Use Program Updates

USA - March 1 2016 As we enter the sixth year of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs (commonly referred to as the "Meaningful Use…

Richard K. Rifenbark