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
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HHS 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 a timely update on the Department of Health and Human Services’ new reproductive health care
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 bill unveiled April 8, 2024, would preempt state data privacy laws and be enforced by
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 of 2022 changing the requirements for handling SUD patient information governed by 45 CFR part
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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 BeyondAre 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
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OCR Warns Providers About Patient Data Trackers
Earlier 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
Continue Reading OCR Warns Providers About Patient Data TrackersHHS Issues Guidance in Light of Dobbs Decision
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance on June 29 discussing privacy protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) in the
Continue Reading HHS Issues Guidance in Light of Dobbs DecisionRoe or Not, Health Apps Must Protect Reproductive Data
Ready or not, Roe v. Wade leak or not, health app developers are on notice. Those that collect sensitive personal information, such as reproductive data, must carefully navigate both federal
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