The federal law known as HIPAA protects patient privacy — some advocates say it can also shut out family members trying to help relatives experiencing mental-health crises. A mother in Michigan faced ...
Action Network (CAN) has released a new, free resource to support caregivers of individuals living with schizophrenia. Titled Navigating HIPAA as a Family Caregiver: Supporting a Loved One with ...
> Idaho State University will pay $400,000 to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights to settle allegations of HIPAA violations, HealthDataManagement reports. An ...
Similarly, OCR solicits feedback on whether the HIPAA Rules’ provisions permitting disclosures to an individual’s legal personal representative need to be amended to accommodate various treatment ...
Centegra Health System opted to participate in CMS' Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative. But at first, it wasn't sure how it was going to track, chart and monitor a patient's progress ...
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has a new trick: transmitting secure patient information between patients and caregivers. Developers can now use the Alexa Skills Kit to build HIPAA-compliant apps, ...
The HHS on Friday said it is releasing new guidance that clarifies how and when providers can share patient health information to family, friends and legal representatives in the case of ...
As it works to implement the provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act, the Office for Civil Rights is also keeping an eye on the data sharing needs of the ongoing opioid crisis. In response to both, ...
Managing a patient on a care plan means not just keeping in touch with the patient but also with caregivers at home. That can be tough, since patient portals generally don't allow multiple recipients ...
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