Office of Civil Rights Further Relaxes HIPAA Enforcement Due to COVID-19 Pandemic – Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch

by Sean Cantkier | Apr 3, 2020

Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch. Last night, the Office of Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) issued further guidance regarding enforcement of the Privacy Rule and related regulations...

Georgia Court of Appeals Remands for Determination of Inconsistency in Verdict – Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch

by Sean Cantkier | Apr 1, 2020

Health Law and Regulation Update Blog post by Eric Frisch. This is the continuing saga of Evans v. Rockdale Hospital. Mrs. Evans presented to the emergency department with what was diagnosed as a brain aneurysm. She and her husband sued the hospital and its nurses for...

Office of Civil Rights Issues HIPAA Enforcement Guidance for Coronavirus – Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch

by Sean Cantkier | Mar 30, 2020

Recent Health Law and Regulation Update Blog post by Eric Frisch. The Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) division of the Department of Human Services is responsible for enforcing HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, and related regulations. On Saturday, OCR issued guidance relaxing...

UPDATE: Courts Across the Southeast Take Unprecedented Steps in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

by csvladmin | Mar 23, 2020

In recent weeks many courts across the Southeast have taken steps to protect their respective communities from the spread of Coronavirus, the disease known as Covid-19. Through scaled back operations, alternative arrangements, remote appearance options and temporary...

Courts Across the Southeast Take Unprecedented Steps in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic UPDATE

by csvladmin | Mar 23, 2020

In recent weeks many courts across the Southeast have taken steps to protect their respective communities from the spread of Coronavirus, the disease known as Covid-19. Through scaled back operations, alternative arrangements, remote appearance options and temporary...