Akin Gump published a client alert regarding the broad request for information issued on December 14, 2018 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights to help the agency identify and address undue obstacles to the sharing of protected health information. Any potential updates to the privacy, security and breach notification regulations adopted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (together, HIPAA) are due February 12, 2019. Please click here to read the full alert.
Deadline Approaching to Submit Comments on Potential Updates to HIPAA in Response to Agency Request for Information
