Health and Dental Law

Pierce & Mandell to Participate in Yankee Dental Congress 2013

17 January 2013

For the fourth consecutive year, Pierce & Mandell, P.C. is proud to be part of the Yankee Dental Congress, to be held January 30th through February 3rd at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Yankee Dental Congress is a trade show and convention that draws thousands of dental professionals each year. Pierce & Mandell attorneys William M. Mandell, Kate...

HIPAA “De-Identification Process” is Clarified by Department of Health and Human Services

10 January 2013

By: Rebecca Merrill Guidance from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides clarity on the available methods of de-identification of protected health information (PHI) as well as the federal government’s scrutiny of such procedures. The Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established two methods...