COVID-19: Why Limited HIPAA Waivers from HHS Don’t Do Enough To Address Telehealth

HIT Consultant March 18, 2020
Alissa Smith, Partner at Dorsey & Whitney and co-chair of its Health Transactions and Regulations Practice Group

What You Need to Know:

– HHS issued some very limited HIPAA waivers to combat COVID-19999, but experts say it leaves out some very key guidance when it comes to telehealth.

– Alissa Smith, Partner at Dorsey & Whitney says the HHS is likely going to have to revisit this issue given the limited waivers issued this week.

The main thing I am hearing from my health care provider clients is that they are seeking HIPAA-related guidance and waivers on how to provide telehealth services to patients using personal devices or other unsecured devices (e.g., iPad) or for the use of personal devices for provider to provider communications for rapid differential diagnosis communication with colleagues outside a particular system....

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