OCR

OCR Guidance on Audio Only Telehealth

06/21/2022

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released “Guidance on How the HIPAA Rules Permit Covered Health Care Providers and Health Plans to Use Remote Communication Technologies for Audio-Only Telehealth” in June 2022, called “guidance on HIPAA and audio only telehealth” for clarity and brevity in this blog. This guidance clarifies how covered entities can provide audio only telehealth while complying with HIPAA Rules to protect the privacy and security of the participants or patients’ protected health information (PHI).

OCR Update on HIPAA and COVID-19

5/19/2020

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The HIPAA Privacy Rule is frequently used as the reason for not allowing data to be shared, even when the participant’s HIPAA authorization states allowance of disclosing PHI, including remotely or virtually. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a February Bulletin on HIPAA and COVID-19 to clarify how Protected Health Information (PHI) can be shared while still maintaining privacy during the crisis.

LSTI Webinar: Remote Monitoring Operations While Maintaining HIPAA and GCP During COVID-19 Restrictions

3/29/2020

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Date: April 2, 2020

Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT

Live or available as recorded session

Register: Here

Background: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a finalized guidance document for conducting clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. It clarifies how to proceed with alternative methods of assessments that maintain subject safety and are in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), while minimizing risks to data integrity.