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HIPAA Changes 2020

Telebehavioral Health Institute

HIPAA Changes 2020: HHS Privacy and Security Since 2013, there hasn’t been any significant changes to HIPAA, however there have been proposed changes. The post HIPAA Changes 2020 appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. The post HIPAA Changes 2020 appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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5 HIPAA Violation Fines for Failing to Grant the Right of Access

Telebehavioral Health Institute

5 HIPAA Violation Fines for Failing to Grant the Right of Access On September 15, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it had settled with five healthcare organizations that violated … Read more.

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HIPAA Violations

Telebehavioral Health Institute

$100,000 HIPAA Settlement Reached for HIPAA Violations In its first HIPAA settlement of 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) fined a sole practitioner $100,000 for HIPAA violations. The post HIPAA Violations appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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HIPAA Privacy Rule Waiver

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Emergency HIPAA Privacy Rule Waiver During an emergency or public health crisis, some elements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule may be waived. As of March 15, 2020, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued an … Read more. The post HIPAA Privacy Rule Waiver appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Five technology and health blogs from March 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The world is spinning from the events of March 2020. It’s almost quaint to look at where the month began – publishing the 2020 Market Overview of Technology for Aging. The 2020 Market Overview of Technology for Aging is now online. Technology innovation from HIMSS 2020.

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The 2020 Amwell Client Awards

American Well

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Amwell Client Awards! By 2020, IU Health had launched on-demand virtual psychiatry assessments in the ED and a virtual peer recovery program, going live in 14 hospitals in less than 100 days. The company had nearly 47,000 telehealth registrations by end of May 2020.

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Do Mental Health Apps Sell Your Client’s Sensitive Data to Data Brokers?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Those advertising companies include Google, Facebook, Pinterest, TikTok, and many more, which are immune to HIPAA violations because they are not covered entities. HIPAA, in some cases, may not legally obligate privately held companies to keep collected information private. 12 (December 22, 2020): e23776. Privacy International.