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How DOJ's Safe Harbor Policy Rewards Honesty Within M&A Deals | DarrowEverett LLP

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OCR Issues Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy Rule to Remove Barriers to Coordination of Care and Reduce Regulatory Burden | McDermott Will & Emery

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On December 10, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with proposed modifications to the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) adopted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (collectively, HIPAA). The proposed modifications support individuals’ engagement in their care, remove barriers to coordinated care and reduce regulatory burdens in the health care industry under HHS’s Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care.
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On December 10, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with proposed modifications to the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) adopted under th ....

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OCR Issues Proposed Modifications to HIPAA

Individual Right of Access
The NPRM would make several changes to individuals’ Privacy Rule right to inspect and obtain copies of their protected health information (PHI) maintained in a designated record set. The proposed changes would:
Expand the methods that individuals may use when inspecting their health information to include the ability to take notes, videos and photographs.
Require covered entity health care providers to allow patients to review PHI upon request that is readily available at the point of care in conjunction with a health care appointment.
Reduce the time limit for covered entities to provide access from 30 to 15 calendar days. ....

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Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Expands Individual Access Rights and Encourages Further Sharing of PHI for Care Coordination | Foley & Lardner LLP

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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 Rules to Improve Coordinated Care. The proposals would significantly expand individuals’ rights to access protected health information (PHI), encourage additional sharing for care coordination or to assist individuals with substance use disorders in certain instances, revise the Notice of Privacy Practice (NPP) requirements, and permit disclosures to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). ....

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HIPAA Modifications: Expands Individual Access Rights

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 public input received in response to the December 2018 Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rules to Improve Coordinated Care. The proposals would significantly expand individuals’ rights to access protected health information (PHI), encourage additional sharing for care coordination or to assist individuals with substance use disorders in certain instances, revise the Notice ....

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