October 21, 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently entered into a settlement agreement with a private dental practice following a violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The settlement stems from a report that the…
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October 16, 2019
Roger Severino, director for the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), delivered an address on October 16 in Washington D.C. to provide a broad overview to recap recent HIPAA enforcement efforts conducted by OCR, along with advice for covered entities to…
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September 3, 2019
A recent posting by the Office of Civil Rights 2019 OCR Cyber Security Newsletter suggests that the individuals in your organization should not be overlooked when trying to prevent the exposure of your patient’s protected health information. Too often, health care providers…
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July 18, 2019
This article was updated on 7/24/2019. The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) hosted a webinar titled Security Risk Assessment Tool Overview and User Feedback Session on July 17 in an effort to help small- and medium-sized health care providers learn about…
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March 25, 2019
The Iowa Court of Appeals in its West Lakes Properties, L.C. v. Greenspon Property Management, Inc. decision entered on September 27, 2017, held that a right of first refusal was subject to the statute of limitations of Iowa Code Section 614.17A, which states:614.17A Claims…
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March 12, 2019
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that registration with the U.S. Copyright Office is required to enforce copyrights. Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-street.com, LLC, No. 17-571, 586 U.S. (March 4, 2019). The ruling makes it even more important…
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February 4, 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has called for public input on improving care coordination and reducing the regulatory burdens of the HIPAA Rules. The deadline for such input is expiring on…
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January 15, 2019
In the last week, there have been two Supreme Court opinions regarding the juncture between arbitration and employment.
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January 4, 2019
Do you have a good policy in place to terminate access privileges upon employee separation?
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December 31, 2018
Scroll down to continue…We love our community.We at Shuttleworth appreciate how special our community is, and try to give back some of the wonderful support it provides us during the year.charitable organizations supported in 2018of Shuttleworth attorneys volunteer with a…
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December 3, 2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 established a new federal tax incentive called Opportunity Zones to encourage long-term investment in low-income census tracts around the country. There are 62 designated census tracts in Iowa, including most of downtown Cedar Rapids and sections of Coralville and Iowa City.
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November 8, 2018
Subject matter: Application of 20-employee minimum for ADEA coverage to states or political subdivisions.
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