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HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule - HHS. gov The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was signed into law on February 17, 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology Subtitle D of the HITECH Act addresses the privacy and security concerns associated with the electronic transmission of
HITECH Act Rulemaking and Implementation Update - HHS. gov OCR will implement important privacy and security provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act through notice and comment rulemaking, as required by the Administrative Procedure Act These provisions include: business associate liability; new limitations on the sale of protected health information, marketing, and fundraising communications; and
Regulatory Initiatives - HHS. gov On December 27, 2024, the U S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued a proposed rule to improve cybersecurity and better protect the U S health care system from a growing number of cyberattacks The proposed rule would modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule to require health plans
What is the intersection of the HIPAA right of access and the HITECH . . . Under the HITECH Act’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program, eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) may receive incentive payments under Medicare and Medicaid and avoid payment reductions under Medicare for successfully demonstrating meaningful use of Certified EHR Technology, which
Omnibus HIPAA Rulemaking - HHS. gov Final rule that implements a number of provisions of the HITECH Act to strengthen the privacy and security protections for health information established under the HIPAA
HITECH Breach Notification Interim Final Rule - HHS. gov HITECH Breach Notification Interim Final RuleThe regulations, developed by OCR, require health care providers and other HIPAA covered entities to promptly notify affected individuals of a breach, as well as the HHS Secretary and the media in cases where a breach affects more than 500 individuals Breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals will be reported to the HHS Secretary on an annual
HITECH Act Breach Notification, Request for Public Comment View the HITECH Breach Notification Guidance and Request for Public Comment Frequently Asked Questions for Professionals - Please see the HIPAA FAQs for additional guidance on health information privacy topics
Direct Liability of Business Associates - HHS. gov As set forth in the HITECH Act and OCR’s 2013 final rule, OCR has authority to take enforcement action against business associates only for those requirements and prohibitions of the HIPAA Rules as set forth below
Important Notice Regarding Individuals’ Right of Access to Health On January 23, 2020, a federal court vacated the “third-party directive” within the individual right of access “insofar as it expands the HITECH Act’s third-party directive beyond requests for a copy of an electronic health record with respect to [protected health information] of an individual in an electronic format ”