Topics Articles Medicare and OCR Relax Telehealth Rules Under Medicare and HIPAABreach Notice Deadline AlertForeshadowing HIPAA Trends for 2020 Breach notification Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Data Breach Coincides with Spotlight on Roe v. WadeHoliday Weekends Provide No Time Off From Cyber ThreatsFlo Health App Fallout: HIPAA-like Breach Notification Rule Not Enforced by FTC California Do You Need To Worry About The New California Data Privacy Law? Maybe CCPA CA Senate Proposes Expanded CCPA Carve-Outs Related to HIPAA, Biomedical ResearchThe California AG May Be Watching You, Covered EntityDo You Need To Worry About The New California Data Privacy Law? Maybe EHR and PHR New OCR Resource Adds Guidance on HIPAA and Direct-to-Consumer Health AppsNew HIPAA Guidance on Disclosure of PHI Related to Opioid Abuse and Mental HealthElectronic Health Records and HIPAA Security: A Design Problem Fixable With Blockchain Technology? Encryption Is Your Website HIPAA-Compliant?One of Three $3 Million Lessons: Encrypt Mobile DevicesThe Blindfolded Business Associate: New HHS Guidance on HIPAA and Cloud Computing GDPR How Does HIPAA Compare To GDPR?Dutch Hospital Fined Under GDPR for Medical Records Access LapsesDutch Data Protection Authority Issues Advisory On Medical Records Under GDPR Google Health FTC and OCR Issue Joint Website Tracking Warning LetterA Matter of Trust: Where is your Protected Health Information?Google is Shutting Down the Three Year Initiative of Google Health into Online Personal Health Records Governance Issues Join Top Cybersecurity Pros at Fox’s Privacy SummitGovernance Considerations from HIT for the Board and Other Hospital Stakeholders - The Need for an IT Champion to Serve as a Link between IT Personnel and Other Stakeholders - Installment 7Distressed Hospital Survival Through HIT? Health IT FTC and OCR Issue Joint Website Tracking Warning LetterSurvey: Nearly All Providers Say Interoperability Capabilities Are Vital in Post-Acute CareIs Your Website HIPAA-Compliant? Health Reform Foreshadowing HIPAA Under the New Administration: Will Transparency Trump Privacy?Hobby Lobby, HIPAA and Happy Independence DaySixty Days or Sixty Minutes – What is Your Breach Reporting Deadline? HIPAA Audits FTC and OCR Issue Joint Website Tracking Warning LetterFeeling Lucky? You Could Be One of the Nine Covered Entities Selected for HIPAA Compliance Review this MonthHIPAA Security and “Zero Day” Exploits: How to Stay Ahead of the Hack HIPAA Authorizations HIPAA Right to Access Initiative Targets Psychiatric/Mental Health ProvidersUpdated OCR Guidance on Contacting Recovered COVID-19 PatientsTell Me Again: What Can Covered Entities (or their Business Associates) Charge for Medical Records Requests? HIPAA Business Associates L.A. Care to Pay $1.3 Million Settlement Over HIPAA Violations: What You Need to KnowBusiness Associates Beware: You May Need To Vaccinate Staff Under Recent Biden Executive OrderWearable Devices, Wellness Programs, and Health Apps: The Fringes of HIPAA HIPAA Enforcement HIPAA Covers a Lot Less Than People Think. But Beware of Other US Privacy Laws.New Telehealth Guidance Gives Thumbs-Up to Audio-Only ServicesNo Signs of Slowing Down: The OCR Settles another Investigation under the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative HITECH Act Is Your Website HIPAA-Compliant?OCR Gets Coal in its Stocking from OIGLost in the Shuffle: The September 23 HIPAA Notice Requirements Individual Access Rights Re-Setting the Clock for Responding to Individual Access Requests Under the Information Blocking RuleHIPAA Right to Access Initiative Targets Psychiatric/Mental Health ProvidersTell Me Again: What Can Covered Entities (or their Business Associates) Charge for Medical Records Requests? Lawsuits Florida Supreme Court Rules That Privacy Continues After DeathEquifax Breach Checker – Curiosity May Have a Cost (But it’s Refundable)Where’s Your Wallet? The Ongoing Saga of FTC v. LabMD (Part 2 of 2) Meaningful Use OIG Reports Shortcomings In EHR Incentive OversightOIG EHR Questionnaire Focuses on Fraud SafeguardsPatients' "Meaningful Use" of Electronic Health Information Proposed as Core Measure for Provider Incentive Payments from Feds Medical Identity Theft When Data is Like ToothpasteSome Issues for Providers Regarding Involvement of Authorities in Patient ID ChecksHacked Health Records Prized for their Black Market Value New Jersey Charges for Copies of Medical Records May Violate HIPAA, Despite Compliance with State LawWelcome to “Fraud Fridays”New NJ Standard More Stringent than HIPAA News NY State Law Prohibits Ambulances and First Responders From Selling Patient DataWashington State Passes Law Restricting Commercial Collection, Storage and Use of Biometric DataElizabeth Litten Named Fox Rothschild HIPAA Privacy Officer Omnibus Rule Two Months to Amend HIPAA Business Associate Agreements for Omnibus Compliance, But Beware the Bare Bones BAATen Days, Ten Tips – Countdown to Omnibus Rule Compliance #4 and #5 (aka #8 and #9)Ten Days, Ten Tips – Countdown to Omnibus Rule Compliance #3 Privacy & Security Register for Fox Rothschild’s 2023 Privacy SummitIs Your Website HIPAA-Compliant?New Telehealth Guidance Gives Thumbs-Up to Audio-Only Services RHIO & HIE Health Information Technology in NJ – Where Are We Now?Health Information Technology in NJ – Where Are We Now?HHS Releases Excellent Compendium of Privacy and Security Resources Security Breach Notification FTC and OCR Issue Joint Website Tracking Warning LetterBreach Notice Deadline AlertEquifax Breach Checker – Curiosity May Have a Cost (But it’s Refundable) Sensitive Health Information FTC and OCR Issue Joint Website Tracking Warning LetterIs Your Website HIPAA-Compliant?HHS Issues Guidance in Light of Dobbs Decision Speaking Engagements & Conferences Join Top Cybersecurity Pros at Fox’s Privacy SummitAnswers to Burning EHR QuestionsHITECH Workshop for Camden-area Hospitals Uncategorized Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records Now More Closely Aligned With HIPAAGroundbreaking U.S. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Rule May Mean A Healthier New Year In 2025 and Beyond In Case You Missed It: New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance