Archive for September 20, 2023
HHS Issues Final Rule Implementing Information Blocking Penalties
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”) recently issued on June 27, 2023 its final rule on information blocking penalties. The final rule establishes statutory penalties for committing information blocking of up to a $1 million penalty per violation. According to an HHS website, enforcement assessing penalties began as of…
Read MoreHIPAA Privacy Rule Update on Reproductive Health Anticipated
The final update to the HIPAA Privacy Rule on reproductive health is anticipated to be issued soon by the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). HHS issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on April 17, 2023 to solicit comments on its proposal to modify the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (“Privacy…
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