Lexology June 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced June 10, 2022 that it is producing a video presentation on “recognized security practices” as set forth in the recent amendment of the Health Information Technology for Economic Health Act (HITECH Act) and is seeking questions from the public that OCR could address during the presentation. The video is expected to be available for viewing this summer and will be welcomed by those covered entities and business associates as the statutory amendment is short on details about how OCR will implement the new provisions.
The HITECH Act now requires OCR to consider in certain Security Rule enforcement and audit activities whether a covered entity or...
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