patient rights

HITPC Releases Tiger Team EHR Amendment/Correction Recommendations

Helen Oscislawski
July 27, 2011 18:00

The ONC Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC) released the Privacy & Security Tiger Team (Tiger Team) recommendations concerning amendments and corrections to electronic medical records (EMRs) in a letter to HHS on July 25, 2011 (HITPC Letter).  The Tiger Team's two...

Maine Reverts Back to Opt-Out Approach for HIE

Helen Oscislawski
June 13, 2011 16:37

In my previous post (April 26, 2011), I discussed legislation proposed by privacy advocates in Maine which would require, among other things, that patients "opt-in" before any information could be collected, accessed or disclosed through Maine's HIE HealthInfoNet.  Although HealthInfoNet...

Maine Reverts Back to Opt-Out Approach for HIE

Helen Oscislawski
June 13, 2011 13:30

In my previous post (April 26, 2011), I discussed legislation proposed by privacy advocates in Maine which would require, among other things, that patients "opt-in" before any information could be collected, accessed or disclosed through Maine's HIE HealthInfoNet.  Although HealthInfoNet...

Accounting of Disclosures Proposed Rule up for Review: The Beginning of a Collective Sigh of Relief or Covered Entities' Newest Nightmare?

Helen Oscislawski
February 11, 2011 03:44

Prepared by Krystyna K. Nowik, Esq. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has finally received the long-awaited proposed rule addressing HITECH’s accounting of disclosure amendments.  As originally required by the HIPAA Privacy Rule, individuals had the right to request an accounting...

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September 16, 2010 13:55

On September 15, we spoke on legal issues relating to health care providers' use of social media at the Kansas Behavioral Health Conference in Overland Park. A copy of the presentation is available here. Our take-away message was simple: (1) every employer needs a communications technology use...