U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights Releases a Bulletin on HIPAA Privacy in Emergency Situations

 In light of the Ebola outbreak and other events, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), is providing a bulletin to ensure that HIPAA covered entities and their business associates are aware of the ways in which patient information may be shared under the HIPAA Privacy Rule in an emergency…