tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2018 Issue 14

Industry Note: Common Rule Updates Delayed ... Again

As the feds continue to downsize administrative burdens, HIPAA’s “Common Rule” language is adapted for ease of use and implementation, safeguarding protected health information (PHI) in research. Background: The 21st Century Cures Act instructed HHS that it must offer “‘Guidance Related to Streamlining Authorization’ under HIPAA for uses and disclosures of protected health information (PHI) for research,” noted an HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) release. This mandate resulted in changes to the Common Rule, formerly known as Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects. The Final Rule published last month in the...

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