HIPAA 2.0: How the Final Rule Will Affect Providers and Business Associates

Vorys associate Liam Gruzs presented at the Akron Bar Association’s Health Law Section Meeting on March 13, 2013. His presentation, HIPAA 2.0: How the Final Rule Will Affect Providers and Business Associates, discussed the changes made by HITECH in early 2009 and how they impact both healthcare providers and their business associates.

Highlights of Mr. Gruzs’ presentation include: 

• The applicability of provisions made directly to business associates
• New business associates contracting requirements
• Expansion of individual rights
• Marketing and fundraising limitations
• Modification of the Breach “harm” standard; and
• Clarification of the Enforcement rule