The more than $560,000 in civil monetary penalties (“CMPs”) collected since March by the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) from three HIPAA-covered entities for failing to respond to medical record requests within 30 days as required by the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) right of access rule (“Access Rule”) shows patients, their personal representatives and health… [read post]

" Foreign Relations & International Law This Panel, No. 3, will feature the following presentations: Christopher Whytock, University of California-Irvine, "Court Access and Foreign Sovereign Immunity"; Cynthia Nicoletti (left), Mississippi College, "The Emancipation Proclamation, the Commander-in-Chief Power, and the Intersection of International Law and Domestic Law"; and IntLawGrrls contributor Margaret McGuinness (right), St. [read post]

Get Up To Date On Details of New De-Identification Guidance & Other HIPAA Developments By Participating In 12/12 HIPAA Update Web Workshop Health care providers, health plans, health care clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates and leadership should check and update their policies and practices for the de-identification of protected health information (PHI) in light of newly-released Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information in… [read post]