Telehealth Policy during Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Pandemic Telehealth Policy during Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Pandemic Updated 11/16/2020 with NIST Guidance on Securing the Telehealth Remote Monitoring Ecosystem Wednesday, April 22, 2020 0 41835 We are adding additional telehealth policy information relevant to coronavirus/ COVID-19 pandemic as it impacts health centers as it becomes available. Read more
Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response Guidance from the Office for Civil Rights Tuesday, September 26, 2017 0 35916 From the OCR: The Privacy Rule protects individually identifiable health information from unauthorized or impermissible uses and disclosures. The... Read more
Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During Declared... Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During Declared... Guidance from the Office for Civil Rights Tuesday, August 29, 2017 0 38229 From the OCR: Severe disasters – such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria – impose additional challenges on health... Read more
Mitigating Office for Civil Rights Auditing Risks Mitigating Office for Civil Rights Auditing Risks Guidance from the Office for Civil Rights Friday, September 30, 2016 0 21861 The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has recently announced the release of a new set of FAQs that seeks to... Read more