What better way to welcome the new year than with proposed new HIPAA Security Rules?
As 2024 came to an end, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced new proposed regulations to strengthen cybersecurity and protection measures for ePHI. If adopted, this would be the first update to…
Continue Reading New Year, New HIPAA Security Rules Headed Your WayHHS Reproductive Health Rules Addressing Prohibited Disclosure of Health Information Take Effect on December 23
Our colleague Amy Perry, who writes for the firm’s Health Law Matters blog, has posted…
Continue Reading HHS Reproductive Health Rules Addressing Prohibited Disclosure of Health Information Take Effect on December 23Comprehensive Federal Privacy Bill May Open Backdoor for HIPAA Private Right of Action
The American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (APRA), a bipartisan and “historic” comprehensive data privacy…
Continue Reading Comprehensive Federal Privacy Bill May Open Backdoor for HIPAA Private Right of ActionConfidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records Now More Closely Aligned With HIPAA
Today the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finalized rules published in December…
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Groundbreaking U.S. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Rule May Mean A Healthier New Year In 2025 and Beyond
Exactly 12 days before Christmas, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) gave the health industry a unique gift buried in a 900+…
Continue Reading Groundbreaking U.S. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Rule May Mean A Healthier New Year In 2025 and BeyondOn November 6, 2023, the HHS Office of Inspector General published a new compilation of compliance guidance under the title General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) for the healthcare compliance community…
Continue Reading In Case You Missed It: New OIG General Compliance Program GuidanceL.A. Care to Pay $1.3 Million Settlement Over HIPAA Violations: What You Need to Know
Disregard your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act obligations at your own risk.
That’s the stark warning covered entities and business associates should take away from a recent settlement entered…
Continue Reading L.A. Care to Pay $1.3 Million Settlement Over HIPAA Violations: What You Need to KnowLast week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a joint letter (“Joint Letter”) (https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/FTC-OCR-Letter-Third-Party-Trackers-07-20-2023.pdf)…
Continue Reading FTC and OCR Issue Joint Website Tracking Warning LetterSurvey: Nearly All Providers Say Interoperability Capabilities Are Vital in Post-Acute Care
Brightree by ResMed (“Brightree”), a cloud-based management software platform for healthcare providers, has conducted its biannual interoperability survey, and issued its corresponding biannual Interoperability and Engagement Research Report. Most…
Continue Reading Survey: Nearly All Providers Say Interoperability Capabilities Are Vital in Post-Acute CarePrivacy, data security and regulatory compliance affect companies in every industry. Join leading privacy professionals at our fifth annual Privacy Summit as they discuss some of the most consequential topics…
Continue Reading Register for Fox Rothschild’s 2023 Privacy SummitAre We There Yet? New HIPAA Privacy Protections for Reproductive Health Data May Be Just Ahead
As states enact and enforce various laws restricting, prohibiting, and even criminalizing abortion and other reproductive health care services, HIPAA rules that allow disclosure of patient information become potential privacy…
Continue Reading Are We There Yet? New HIPAA Privacy Protections for Reproductive Health Data May Be Just AheadBetter Keep Health Data Private, FTC Signals to On-Line Health Care Providers
Watch out HHS, the FTC is taking the lead in enforcing privacy violations by companies also subject to HIPAA. BetterHelp, an on-line mental health platform, engaged in unfair and unreasonable…
Continue Reading Better Keep Health Data Private, FTC Signals to On-Line Health Care ProvidersEarlier this week, our Fox partner Odia Kagan spoke on HIMSS TV about the risks associated with what may be a “blind spot” in your data privacy compliance efforts: the…
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