Telehealth BAA Compliance After National Public Health Emergency Ends

AHIMA October 12, 2020
Carlyn M. Doyle, MSHI, RHIA, CHPS, HCISPP, CDPE, and DeAnn Tucker MHA, RHIA, CHPS, CCS

On March 30, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency, which stated that the department would “not impose penalties for noncompliance …in connection with the good faith provision of telehealth during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency.”

Once the public emergency ends, however, covered entities should revisit any new technology implemented for telehealth services to address revised compliance issues—particularly regulations pertaining to privacy and security.

The first assessment covered entities should perform post-pandemic is an inventory of all active telehealth platforms.

Survey providers to find out which telehealth applications and tools they are using, how they are using them, and why...

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