Posts from February 2024.
On February 8, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum entitled Texting of Patient Information and Orders for Hospitals and CAHs (the 2024 Memo), which provides updated guidance to State Survey Agency Directors.
The deadline for notifying the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of healthcare data breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals is early this year. Reports of small data breaches may be submitted to OCR annually, usually on March 1st, but because 2024 is a leap year, the reports are due on or before Thursday, February 29th ...