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April 06, 2020 - Privacy + Data Security

HHS Suspends Penalties to Encourage Sharing of COVID-19 Data by Business Associates

Practical Considerations for Requiring Employees to Report to Work in Light of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders

On April 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that, effective immediately, it will be halting enforcement of certain HIPAA provisions in order to enable state and federal public health authorities and emergency operations centers to more efficiently collect COVID-19 patient data directly from regulated service providers in the healthcare industry (Business Associates).

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