The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued final regulations under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). Employers must take action to ensure their group health plans comply with the final regulations.
The final regulations issued by the Department of HHS become effective March 26, 2013. “Covered Entities,” including group health plans, must generally comply with the final regulations by September 23, 2013. However, existing business associate agreements must be updated by September 23, 2014 or earlier in certain situations. More…
