State and Federal Governments ease regulatory enforcement to expand access to telehealth In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ohio and federal officials have recently taken two dramatic actions to greatly increase the public’s access to medical and mental healthcare via “telehealth.” This article will focus on mental healthcare providers; however, the subject actions apply equally […]
Guidance from HHS to First Responders Related to COVID-19
The Office for Civil Rights, which is the HIPAA enforcement arm of U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued guidance today on how entities subject to HIPAA (covered entities) may disclose protected health information (PHI) about an individual who has been exposed to COVID-19 to law enforcement, paramedics, other first responders, and public […]
A Holiday Message from Ickes \ Holt
ICKES\ HOLT would like to wish all of our clients, colleagues, friends, and social media contacts a Merry Christmas and happy and healthy holiday season. 2017 has been a challenging and rewarding year for ICKES\ HOLT. We moved into new offices, obtained new clients, made new friends, and developed new practice areas. Our vision […]
Ickes\Holt Featured Speakers at All Ohio Counselor’s Conference
On November 10, 2017, ICKES\HOLT had the pleasure to present a seminar at the All Ohio Counselor’s Conference (“AOCC”) in Columbus. From their website: Supported by the Ohio Counseling Association (OCA) and the Ohio School Counselors Association (OSCA), the All Ohio Counselors Conference is the leading professional development conference in the state of Ohio for […]
REGARDING PRIVACY OHIO SETS A HIGH BAR FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Over the last few years, agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission have fostered a movement to encourage industry to implement the concept of privacy-by-design. The idea behind privacy-by-design is that when developing new software, hardware, medical-devices or other such products that extract personal information, such as personally identifiable information (PII), health care information, geo-tracking […]
Routers – Buyer Beware
I imagine by now most households have at least one wireless router. Heck, my mom and dad have one and they are 70 year olds in rural Wisconsin. While Wi-Fi greatly increases convenience in the modern world, consumers should be aware that setting up a wireless router (and other devices) straight out of the box […]