Physicians and medical practices who merge their practices, sell, or acquire a medical practice need to notify their clients about the transaction so they can make informed decisions about their [...]
Pharmacies should consult with experienced healthcare lawyers to understand what conduct may qualify as a HIPAA violation, the penalties for violations, and to get answers to HIPAA compliance [...]
Durable medical equipment companies need to review the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, HIPAA, CMS requirements, and other federal and state requirements before marketing their business.
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies must navigate complex FDA regulations, HIPAA compliance, and state laws to avoid enforcement actions. Learn how to structure your business legally, [...]
At the direction of the Biden-Harris administration, the US HHS issued a Final Rule prohibiting the disclosure or protected reproductive healthcare information unless an exception applies.
Pharmacies should consult with experienced healthcare lawyers to understand what conduct may qualify as a HIPAA violation, the penalties for violations, and to get answers to HIPAA compliance [...]
Physicians and medical practices should review the HIPAA rules, FTC requirements, and local medical rules before posting any patient photographs on social media accounts. The civil fines for [...]
The HHS Office for Civil Rights has ended the “discretionary” enforcement of HIPPA Rules violations of telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Compliance is now required.
ChatGPT will help doctors and medical practices keep better records, review medications, track diseases, and monitor patients. Healthcare providers need to understand the legal rules that govern [...]
New medical imaging software benefits many different types of health practices. Key compliance issues include HIPAA and FDA oversight.
Immunotherapy drugs are showing promise for treating cancer. Manufacturers of these therapies and doctors must understand the FDA, HIPAA, and other compliance requirements.
Integrative cardiology practitioners, doctors and non-physicians, need to review their working relationship for violations of state licensing laws, HIPAA, self-referral laws, and other legal [...]
There are several federal and state laws that are designed to protect patient medical information. Violations of these laws can result in substantial fines and penalties.
The US Department of Health and Human Services provides questions and answers to the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s Right of Access. These FAQs directly affect healthcare practices
The US Department of Health and Human Services provides questions and answers to the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s Right of Access. These FAQs directly affect healthcare practices.
The HHS Office of Civil Rights has guidance on how and when covered entities should respond to a right of access request for the personal health information of a patient.
The Food and Drug Administration issues a press release that said, even though the pandemic is severe, patients should receive the mRNA vaccines in two properly timed doses.
AI in the healthcare industry almost by definition, requires constant access to patient information. Developers and covered health providers need to understand when and how HIPAA applies to their [...]
Doctors, medical practices, and health businesses in California need to be aware of the relevant federal and state laws that regulate their practice and industry – including those on the CHHS website.
The Department of Health and Human Services has created a list of frequently asked questions and answers about using telehealth during the COVID-19 emergency
The OCR of the DHHS announced a new online decision tool to help HIPAA covered entities understand protected health information compliance during the COVID-19 emergency
Interview with an expert in healthcare privacy and security, both on the federal side with HIPAA, and the state side, especially California law.
You think you’ve got HIPAA compliance handled, in order to try to stay ahead of steep federal penalties, and then learn that is just the beginning of the story. HIPAA compliance itself is thorny. [...]
Is HIPAA compliance a mystery to you? What do you have to do for HIPAA, and when?
Worried about HIPAA compliance for your healthcare website or digital health app? Consider a class action privacy lawsuit that came—and went—against MDLive. MDLive received a class-action [...]
PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND SECURITY ISSUES ARISE WHEN PRACTICING TELEHEALTH OR TELEMEDICINE JUST AS THEY DO IN A BRICK-AND-MORTAR PRACTICE. IT’S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THESE [...]
When leaving a medical practice, can you take patient records?
Common HIPAA violations are flagged by HIPAA Helper, a publication of ProPublica,an "independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest."
Healthcare bonuses raise fee-splitting and anti-kickback issues; is there a workaround?
A physician called our law firm, complaining that the management company had "embezzled" funds from the account for the medical doctor's clinic. What should he do?
Is your data safe? Healthcare hacks and data breaches increasing, even as HIPAA compliance grows. HIPAA training, HIPAA compliance, HIPAA manuals, HIPAA policies & procedures, HIPAA forms matter [...]
Expect to see more and more compliance enforcement actions against physician practices - and also more physician awareness of how they can pro-actively manage liability and follow legal [...]
Whether HIPAA applies to acupuncturists who share a medical record, is one of those arcane questions our healthcare lawyers get. The answer isn't all that easy to obtain. Like many healthcare & [...]
HIPAA sounds like "hippo" for a reason: it's big, clunky, noisy, and unwieldy. Can, and should, a small physician practice implement HIPAA practices? HIPAA Is it worth the effort?
Wearable health technology is here, creating new legal and regulatory questions about who owns the data, whether HIPAA applies and protects the privacy of your quantifiable self.
When you launch any virtual, electronic, online, mobile, or other non-physical telemedicine or telehealth venture, you have to navigate several interlocking, overlapping legal issues, from [...]
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