Abbie van Sickle reports: The Supreme Court said on Thursday that it would dismiss a case about emergency abortions in Idaho, temporarily clearing the way for women in the state to receive an abortion when their health is at risk. The one-sentence, unsigned decision declared that the case had been “improvidently granted,” meaning a majority of the…
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HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy: Resources for Stakeholders and HIPAA CEs or BAs
At the HHS Office for Civil Rights, we believe patient privacy is essential to ensuring high quality reproductive health care. HHS OCR is encouraging HIPAA covered entities and business associates to begin implementing the new HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy to help protect patient privacy and ensure compliance later this year….
The HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy – Final Rule is Now in Effect
June 25 -The HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule is Effective Today On April 26, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Final Rule, entitled the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care…
Texas judge upholds hospitals’ right to use online tracking technology
Suzanne Smalley reports: A Texas federal judge ruled Thursday that the Biden administration’s efforts to rein in the use of online trackers by hospitals and other health providers are illegal. The judge backed arguments from hospital trade groups and local healthcare systems who said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) went beyond…