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Matthew J. Murer
Practice Area Chair
Colleen M. Faddick
Practice Area Vice-Chair
Bruce A. Johnson
Practice Area Vice-Chair
Alan K. Parver
Practice Area Vice-Chair
Janice A. Anderson
Douglas K. Anning
Jane E. Arnold
Jack M. Beal
Cynthia E. Berry
Mary Beth Blake
Gerald W. Brenneman
Teresa A. Brooks
Jared O. Brooner
Anika D. Clifton
Anne M. Cooper
Lauren P. DeSantis-Then
S. Jay Dobbs
Thomas M. Donohoe
Cavan K. Doyle
Meredith A. Duncan
Erin Fleming Dunlap
Fredric J. Entin
Jennifer L. Evans
T. Jeffrey Fitzgerald
Michael T. Flood
Kara M. Friedman
Rebecca L. Frigy
Asher D. Funk
Randy S. Gerber
Mark H. Goran
Linas J. Grikis
Lauren Z. Groebe
Brett B. Heger
Jonathan K. Henderson
Margaret H. Hillman
Jay M. Howard
Cullin B. Hughes
Sara V. Iams
George Jackson, III
Lindsay R. Kessler
Joan B. Killgore
Anne L. Kleindienst
Chad K. Knight
Sarah R. Kocher
Dana M. Lach
Jason T. Lundy
Ryan M. McAteer
Jane K. McCahill
Ann C. McCullough
Ryan J. Mize
Aileen T. Murphy
Hannah L. Neshek
Gerald A. Niederman
Edward F. Novak
Thomas P. O'Donnell
Aaron E. Perry
Mitchell D. Raup
Daniel S. Reinberg
Kristen B. Rosati
Donna J. Ruzicka
Charles P. Sheets
Kathryn M. Stalmack
Leah Mendelsohn Stone
Chad C. Stout
Steven K. Stranne
William E. Swart
Tennille A. Syrstad
Emily C. Tremmel
Andrew B. Turk
Joseph T. Van Leer
Andrew J. Voss
Joshua M. Weaver
Emily Wey
Mark R. Woodbury
Janet E. Zeigler
Additional Health Care
Professionals
Julius W. Hobson, Jr.
Harry Sporidis
To learn more about our
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Breaking Down the HIPAA Rule Changes: Part 5 of 5 |
Changes to Patients' Rights Under the Final Rule |
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The final HIPAA omnibus rule published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013, (the Final Rule) expands certain individual rights, including the right to access protected health information (PHI) maintained electronically and the right to restrict disclosures to health plans when paying out of pocket. This e-alert discusses these changes in more detail and provides some guidance to Covered Entities on how to implement these changes by September 23 – the required compliance date.
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Right to Access Protected Health Information |
[Click here to read more.]
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Restrictions on Health Plan Disclosures |
[Click here to read more.]
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Guidance on How to Comply With the Expanded Patient Rights |
- Evaluate Electronic Systems
- Revise Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
- Review and Revise Policies and Procedures
- Train Workforce Members
[Click here to read more.]
[Click here to view the full PDF.]
For More Information
For questions, please contact:
SAVE THE DATE: Due to a conflict, we have rescheduled the date of our webinar on the Final Rule to February 27, 2013 (12-1 p.m. CST) . We will be sending the invitation soon.
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