Page 2 - Ebeth Pitman News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Tennessee lawmakers this session have sought modest changes to the state’s telehealth laws, adding capabilities for behavioral health and safety-net providers to leverage after health care regulations are put back into place post-pandemic. Gov. Bill Lee last week signed a bill sponsored by Sen. Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga) and Rep. Iris Rudder (R-Winchester) that expands the point of care for behavioral health services to a patient’s home. The legislation effectively clears the way for insurance reimbursement for telehealth services that have in the past year and change benefited...

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has been vigorously enforcing patients’ right to access their medical records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). [1] According to an October 9 notice, the OCR has settled nine such investigations in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. [2] In a blog post [3] put together by Waller law firm professionals, the initiative is discussed alongside other rules affecting an individual’s right to access their records, specifically the 21 st Century Cures Act’s interopera...