Sara Inman, Author at LTCi Summit

Author: Sara Inman

Sara Inman has established her practice with a wide range of litigation experience that includes product liability defense, commercial litigation and litigation involving catastrophic injuries. However, her focus is on insurance bad faith litigation and she is a member of the firm’s long-term care and property & casualty groups. She represents small businesses and Fortune 500 companies in state and federal courts and has experience in all aspects of trial preparation and arbitration. Sara has been retained to conduct investigations before matters reach the litigation stage and to counsel clients on issues relating to privacy and cybersecurity. Visit Sara’s bio on the Faegre Drinker website.

On March 9, 2021, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it was extending public comment on the proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule from March 22, 2021 to May 6, 2021.

OCR first released the proposed modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule on December 10, 2020. Specifically, OCR announced it was proposing changes “to support individuals’” engagement in their care, remove barriers to coordinate care and reduce the regulatory burdens on the health care industry.”

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