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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The proposed revisions to the Privacy Rule seek to amend provisions that create barriers to coordinated care “without sufficiently compensating for, or offsetting, such burdens through privacy protections.” OCR developed the proposals after reviewing the public input received in response to the December 2018 Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rul...

Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Expands Individual Access Rights and Encourages Further Sharing of PHI for Care Coordination Monday, December 14, 2020 On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The proposed revisions to the Privacy Rule seek to amend provisions that create barriers to coordinated care “without sufficiently compensating for, or offsetting, such burdens through privacy protections.” OCR developed the proposals after reviewing the...

HIPAA Right of Access Initiative: 2020 Year in Review Friday, December 11, 2020 In 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) kept the promise it made the prior year to “vigorously enforce” the rights of patients to access and exercise control over their medical records. OCR has settled ten “right of access” investigations since September 2020 alone. The settlements extended across a wide range of covered entities, from large health care systems to smaller focused mental health service providers, and the settlement amounts varied widely, ranging from $3,500 to $160,000. In addi...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) kept the promise it made the prior year to “vigorously enforce” the rights of patients to access and exercise control over their medical records. OCR has settled ten “right of access” investigations since September 2020 alone. The settlements extended across a wide range of covered entities, from large health care systems to smaller focused mental health service providers, and the settlement amounts varied widely, ranging from $3,500 to $160,000. In addition to the monetary settleme...