Manatt Health partners Robert Belfort and Alexander Dworkowitz spoke with HealthITSecurity about several HIPAA waivers the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office for Civil Rights have issued in an effort to promote data sharing amid increased remote care as a result of the COVID-19 public health crisis. In the article, Belfort stressed the importance for healthcare providers to keep privacy top-of-mind, saying, “the enforcement action is about providers acting in good faith, only shirking secure measures when absolutely necessary.” Additionally, Dworkowitz noted that other privacy requirements still need to be considered, saying, “outside of the waivers, it’s important to sort out those federal and state regulations on their own. Just because the federal government is providing discretion, there are still other laws applicable to providers.”