March 25, 2020Telehealth/Telemedicine
Effective from March 17, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the department responsible for enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountable Act of 1996 (HIPAA) regulations, announced they will exercise enforcement discretion for telehealth remote communications during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency. During the COVID-19 emergency, physicians subject to HIPAA Rules may communicate […]