Lexology October 24, 2023
The HHS OCR Newsletter announced that the Office of Civil Rights has released a HIPAA resource document for healthcare providers on educating patients about telehealth and the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI). This resource document provides suggestions for discussing topics with patients, such as telehealth options offered, risks to PHI when using remote communications technologies, privacy and security practices of remote communication technology vendors, and applicability of civil rights laws.
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