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Adrienne Dresevic¹, Clinton Mikel

¹The Health Law Partners, PC. adresevic@thehlp.com

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Area of Science:

Healthcare Law
Information Security
Regulatory Compliance

Background:

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) established national standards for protecting sensitive patient health information.
Previous regulations required adherence to privacy, security, and breach notification rules.
The HITECH Act introduced further requirements and enforcement mechanisms for HIPAA compliance.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the implications of the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule (HIPAA Megarule) on healthcare entities and business associates.
To highlight the mandatory revisions required for HIPAA compliance under the new regulations.
To emphasize the Office for Civil Rights' (OCR) increased focus on HIPAA enforcement.

Main Methods:

Review of the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule published by the Office for Civil Rights.
Analysis of the regulatory changes impacting covered entities and business associates.
Identification of necessary updates to compliance policies, procedures, and agreements.

Main Results:

The HIPAA Megarule necessitates revisions to Notice of Privacy Practices.
Changes are required for business associate agreements and HIPAA privacy/security policies.
A comprehensive assessment of overall HIPAA compliance is mandated.

Conclusions:

The HIPAA Megarule formalizes HITECH Act requirements and signals intensified OCR enforcement.
Covered entities and business associates must proactively reassess and strengthen their HIPAA compliance measures.
Failure to adapt to the new HIPAA rules poses significant compliance risks.