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Office for Civil Rights Webinar on HIPAA and COVID-19

NOTICE | APRIL 29, 2020

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) hosted a webinar on April 24, 2020, for health IT stakeholders on HIPAA privacy and security issues related to COVID-19 and recent OCR actions related to the pandemic.

Webinar included:

  • OCR February Bulletin Overview
  • Notification of Enforcement Discretion on Telehealth Remote Communications
  • Guidance on Telehealth Remote Communications
  • Guidance on Disclosures to Law Enforcement, Paramedics, Other First Responders, and Public Health Authorities
  • Notification of Enforcement Discretion on Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information (PHI) by Business Associates for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities
  • Notification of Enforcement Discretion Regarding COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites

 

A recording of this webinar is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2C6iOdS_FR0.  

The slides from this presentation may be viewed at:  https://go.usa.gov/xvExS