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ICD-10

In 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule to update ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM for diagnosis coding and ICD-10-PCS for procedure coding (jointly referred to as ICD-10).
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OCR releases telehealth privacy and security resources for providers, patients

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights Oct. 18 released a resource for health care providers who choose to educate patients about telehealth privacy and security, noting that the HIPAA rules do not require it.
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HHS issues workplace guidance on HIPAA and COVID-19 vaccination disclosure

The Department of Health and Human Services announced workplace guidance on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s applicability to disclosures and requests for information about whether a person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.
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AHA responds to requests for stakeholder input on health data privacy, AI   

Congress should urge the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Right to immediately withdraw its new rule regarding so-called “online tracking technologies” and enact full federal preemption to the HIPAA privacy framework, AHA told Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, R-La., responding to his recent request for stakeholder input on health data privacy.   
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AHA comments on proposed changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule

AHA urged the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights to take a holistic approach as it deliberates changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

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Hospital Associations and Hospitals File Lawsuit Challenging Federal Rule That Ties Providers’ Hands

The American Hospital Association (AHA), joined by the Texas Hospital Association, Texas Health Resources, and United Regional Health Care System, today sued the federal government to bar enforcement of an unlawful, harmful, and counterproductive rule that has upended hospitals’ and health systems’ ability to share health care information with the communities they serve, analyze their own websites to enhance accessibility, and improve public health.
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Myth vs. Fact: HHS-OCR Online Tracking Rule

A list of Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR)’s claims about third-party technologies and its Bulletin, along with the realities of how these technologies function and how the new rule was issued.
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AHA Comments on Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule

AHA's comment on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights’ notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on “Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement.”