Topic
Patient Data
144 published works
Health Law Rx
OCR Fee Limits for Third Party Directive Record Requests Struck Down
On January 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice (the OCR Notice) regarding individuals' right of access to health…
Health Law Diagnosis
OCR Comments on Recent Ciox Case Vacating Certain Omnibus Rule Regulations and Guidance Relating to Fees for Providing Patient Records
By Robinson+Cole's Health Law Group
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’s (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an Important Notice Regarding Individuals’ Right of Access to Health Records through its email list serve on…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
LifeLabs Pays Ransom to Retrieve Patient Data
It is being reported that LifeLabs, a Canadian lab company that is the largest provider of laboratory diagnostics and lab testing services in Canada, recently paid an undisclosed ransom to…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Clear Message from OCR: Don’t Ignore (or Overcharge for) Patient Requests for Records
Last week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its second enforcement action and settlement with a provider for failing to comply with HIPAA’s patient access requirements. Korunda Medical, LLC,…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Spanish Privacy Regulator Publishes Patient Data Protection Guidelines
By Odia Kagan
The Spanish AEPD has published guidelines on patient health data protection. The guidelines track the requirements of GDPR as applicable to patient data including the obligation to provide adequate disclosure…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
NY State Law Prohibits Ambulances and First Responders From Selling Patient Data
By Odia Kagan
"New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation that will effectively prohibit ambulance and first response service providers from disclosing or selling patient data to third parties for marketing purposes.…
Life Sciences Legal Update
Proposed Rule Offers Clarity on Mandatory Protections for Substance Use Disorder Patient Records
By Nancy Halstead, Vicki Tankle, Rebecca E. Dittrich
Entities that provide treatment to patients with substance use disorders may find some clarity on federal requirements surrounding patient record confidentiality. The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Substance…
The Firewall
DHHS Issues Proposed Rule Amending 42 CFR Part 2
By Kathrin E. Kudner, Kathleen A. Reed
On August 22, 2019, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“SAMHSA”) issued a proposed rule amending the Confidentiality…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Updating Patient Consent Practices Could Enhance Research
By Odia Kagan
Research institutions should aim to have proper consent practices that maximize their ability to collect and use patient information. "Most patients would donate their health data and biospecimens for biomedical…
HealthBlawg
Anil Sethi of Ciitizen and the patient as HIE — Harlow On Healthcare
By David Harlow
Anil Sethi, CEO of Ciitizen (@CiitizenCorp) says the patient should be the point of health information exchange, to improve care and to make the patient a health citizen. I spoke…