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ADPH Says Vaccine Administration is Limited at this Time
The Alabama Department of Public Health issued a press release on January 11, 2021, urging Alabamians to have patience in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the release, the vaccine is available to healthcare workers, people age 75 and older, law enforcement officers, and firefighters. As of January 18, 2021, the state is now in Phase 1B of the allocation plan developed by the State.
The Department also announced the creation of an online registration portal in addition to the hotline developed for Alabama residents to sign-up to receive the vaccine. Both the portal and hotline allow eligible individuals to register for the vaccine at their local county health departments. Again, the Department urges those that are not currently eligible to wait to call until the state has moved into the phase making the individual eligible for the vaccine.
Faculty heard two proposals from professors in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Wednesday's virtual meeting of the Arts and Sciences Council, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences' faculty governance body.
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In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2021.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations to consider in 2021.
COVID-19 privacy and security considerations.
During 2020, COVID-19 presented organizations large and small with new and unique data privacy and security considerations. Most organizations, particularly in their capacity as employers, needed to adopt COVID-19 screening and testing measures resulting in the collection of medical and other personal information from employees and others. This will continue in 2021 with the addition of vaccination programs. So, for 2021, ongoing vigilance will be needed to maintain the confidential and secure collection, storage, disclosure, and transmission of medical and COVID-19 related data that may now include tracking data related to vaccinations or the side effects of vaccines.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2021.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations to consider in 2021.
COVID-19 privacy and security considerations.
During 2020, COVID-19 presented organizations large and small with new and unique data privacy and security considerations. Most organizations, particularly in their capacity as employers, needed to adopt COVID-19 screening and testing measures resulting in the collection of medical and other personal information from employees and others. This will continue in 2021 with the addition of vaccination programs. So, for 2021, ongoing vigilance will be needed to maintain the confidential and secure collection, storage, disclosure, and transmission of medical and COVID-19 related data that may now include tracking data related to vaccinations or the side effects of vaccines.
Health care technology has seen an incredible amount of change over the past twelve months. As health care providers and entities continue to provide patient care in unprecedented times, it is becoming increasingly important to maintain strict compliance with data privacy and security regulations.
In this webinar, Bricker health care attorneys will:
Review recently released findings of audits performed by OCR in 2016 and 2017 that showed widespread noncompliance with most of the audited Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rule requirements
Summarize the thirteen Right of Access Initiative enforcement actions taken by OCR in 2019 and 2020
Offer lessons learned from OCR s recent activity and tips for covered entities to reference when reviewing policies and practices to ensure compliance with HIPAA rules