I dive into the HIPAA weeds on a daily basis, and am sometimes asked about similarities and differences between HIPAA and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Fox
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Dutch Hospital Fined Under GDPR for Medical Records Access Lapses
The Dutch Data Protection Authority has levied a fine of 460,000 euros on Haga Hospital for insufficient security following an investigation revealing that dozens of hospital staff had unnecessarily checked
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Dutch Data Protection Authority Issues Advisory On Medical Records Under GDPR
“The right to be forgotten does not apply in principle to medical records. However, as a patient, you may ask your health care provider to remove data from your medical
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UK Data Protection Authority Advises Doctors on Patient Requests for Access to Health Information
Data subject access rights and your medical practice: The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issues advice.
Medical practices have reported a significant rise in subject access requests (SARs) since the
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Join Top Cybersecurity Pros at Fox’s Privacy Summit
Fox Rothschild’s Minneapolis Privacy Summit on November 8 will explore key cybersecurity issues and compliance questions facing company decision-makers.
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When HIPAA Compliance Is Not Enough: The Territorial Scope of GDPR
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. Whereas HIPAA applies to particular types or classes of data creators, recipients, maintainers or transmitters
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