Fitbit Agrees to Sign Business Associate Agreements and Take on HIPAA Compliance

Is your Fitbit data covered by HIPAA?  It depends upon where you got it (kind of).  If you go to the store and pick up a Fitbit on your own, the data it generates is governed by the user agreement that you click through (which I’m sure everyone read carefully).  If your health plan or employer, through its …

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Minnesota Joins 9-State Compact Expediting Telemedicine Across State Lines

Effective July 1, 2015, Minnesota will join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, a group attempting to expedite the licensing of physicians seeking to provide telemedicine services to patients located in other states. Minnesota joins eight other states in the Compact – Alabama, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, South …

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Corporate Wellness Opportunities under Health Care Reform

Health care reform has several provisions that promote corporate wellness opportunities: Small business wellness grants. Health care reform provides $200 million for HHS to award grants to employers with under 100 employees who establish new comprehensive workplace wellness programs between 2011 and 2015. HHS …

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