On April 26, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final rule updating the health breach notification rule. According to the FTC, the update seeks to “clarify” the scope of the rule by adding new definitions and revising...more
On April 22, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a final rule to support reproductive health care privacy under HIPAA. The rule aims to support reproductive health care privacy "by prohibiting the...more
The Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a health sector alert through the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3)....more
4/26/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Social Engineering
A string of putative class actions has been filed against life insurance companies for allegedly violating section 20(b) of Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) by using applicants’ family medical history in...more
1/22/2024
/ Consumer Insurance Products ,
Genetic Materials ,
Health Insurance ,
Illinois ,
Insurance Industry ,
Life Insurance ,
Medical History ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Statutory Violations ,
Underwriting