The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) hosted a webinar on April 24, 2020, for health IT stakeholders on HIPAA privacy and security issues related to COVID-19 and recent OCR actions related to the pandemic.
A recording of this webinar is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2C6iOdS_FR0. The slides from this presentation may be viewed at: https://go.usa.gov/xvExS.
Speakers:
- Timothy Noonan, Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy, OCR
- Marissa Gordon-Nguyen, Senior Advisor for Health Information Privacy Policy, OCR
Topics include:
- COVID-19 and Permissible Disclosures under the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Enforcement Discretion and Guidance for Telehealth Remote Communications
- Guidance for Disclosures to First Responders and Public Health Authorities
- Enforcement Discretion for Business Associates to Use and Disclose PHI for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities
- Enforcement Discretion for Community-Based Testing Sites
For more information related to HIPAA and COVID-19, please click here.
