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HIPAA:

Grasp COVID-19-Inspired OCR Privacy Reminder

Published on Wed Jul 08, 2020

Keep in mind ‘prior authorization.’ With the flood of information about new pandemic healthcare rules, the feds fretted that covered entities (CEs) might forget about HIPPA compliance. Thus, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a HIPAA Privacy Rule update on May 5, which we’ll parse for you below. Put Patient Privacy First The OCR update serves as a [...]
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