It’s Coming: The HIPAA/HITECH Rule – What to Expect and What to Do Now

On March 24, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent the much-anticipated rule implementing the HITECH Act changes to HIPAA (HITECH Rule) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This starts the clock running on the 90-day period allowed for OMB review. It is expected that, given the scope of the (...) [Read More]

Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule and CLIA Regs

If the most recent proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule and CLIA regulations are finalized as proposed, laboratories across America will be obligated to provide test results to individual patients upon request. The changes to CLIA and the HIPAA Privacy Rule are coordinated and, taken together, would result in a marked change from the (...) [Read More]