by Editorial Staff | Oct 5, 2021 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), HHS, HIPAA
On September 30, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance on the connection between HIPAA and COVID-19. In summary, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects patient health information from disclosure without...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 23, 2021 | Biden Administration, Coronavirus (COVID-19), HHS
On August 18th, 2021, the White House released a new fact sheet announcing further actions in fighting COVID-19. Drafted by President Joseph Biden’s administration, the resource states that the highly transmittable COVID-19 Delta variant has taken hold. Because of the...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 27, 2021 | ADA, Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOJ, HHS
On July 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released joint guidance announcing “long COVD” as a recognized disability under Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act,...
by Editorial Staff | May 17, 2021 | Affordable Care Act, Discrimination, Executive Orders, HHS
On May 10th, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) clarified the agency’s stance on sex discrimination prohibitions. Specifically, the notification that was released deals with discrimination “on the basis of sex” under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....
by Editorial Staff | Mar 12, 2021 | HHS, HIPAA
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a comment period extension for proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the OCR extended the public comment period another 45 days. The comment period...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 16, 2021 | HHS, HIPAA
On January 5th, 2021, President Donald Trump signed H.R. 7898 into law. The statute amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). The amendment, specifically, addresses fines and penalties levied by the Department of Health...