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AHA comments on Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
The AHA said it is generally supportive of the overall concept of the agreement and agency’s goal to create a voluntary network-of-networks that would enable hospitals to join one network and access all of their trading partners.
AHA comments on HHS rules to promote health information exchange
Commenting today on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
HHS issues factsheet on business associate requirements under HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights Friday issued a factsheet on HIPAA requirements for business associates under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009.
HHS reduces maximum penalties for HIPAA violations
The Department of Health and Human Services Friday issued a notice reducing the maximum civil monetary penalty for all but the most serious violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Alexa: ‘Will patients share their information with you?’
Amazon Alexa is now HIPAA compliant. The company recently launched six Alexa voice health tools built by providers, payers, pharmacy benefit managers and digital health coaching companies that allow organizations to securely transmit private patient information. The Alexa Skills Kit enables select covered entities and business associates subject to HIPAA to build Alexa skills so they can transmit and receive protected health information as part of an invite-only program.
Bills would align SUD treatment confidentiality regulations to improve care
Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., yesterday reintroduced the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062), AHA-supported legislation that would align 42 CFR Part 2, federal regulations governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder treatment and prevention records, with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations, and strengthen patient protections. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., have reintroduced companion legislation (S. 1012), the Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act.
Guidelines for Releasing Patient Information to Law Enforcement
Introduction
Hospitals and health systems are responsible for protecting the privacy and confidentiality of their patients and patient information.
Updated Guidelines for Releasing Information on the Condition of Patients
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) mandated regulations that govern privacy standards for health care information. HIPAA regulations specify the purposes for which information may and may not be released without authorization from the patient. This document updates our 2001 Guidelines for Releasing Information on the Condition of Patients.