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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 1, May 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/21/2024

Welcome to our inaugural issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter! As such, we wanted to pull together our insights and pass them along to you. Our goal is to create a publication that is...more

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - March 2024 #4

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 4/2/2024

News Briefs - Lawmaker Introduces Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act - Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) has introduced the Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024, which would allow for advance and accelerated...more

Inside the Healthcare Industry: Understanding Emerging Data Privacy & Security Risks and Regulations

J.S. Held on 11/29/2023

According to the Theft Resource Center and its 2022 data breach reports, data privacy and security threats are impacting all aspects of the healthcare industry – from providers to payers to medical device companies to...more

Privacy Briefs: July 2023

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 7/17/2023

A former hospital worker in Arizona was sentenced to 54 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to two felony counts involving identity theft and health information disclosure. In the plea deal,...more

How Japan’s Privacy Act Amendments Affect Global Healthcare Businesses

Morgan Lewis on 8/8/2022

For global healthcare companies that process personal information in Japan and/or import personal information from Japan, there are new requirements that must be considered in preparing data transfer or processing agreements,...more

Singapore Personal Data Protection Act Changes Have Implications for Healthcare Sector

Morgan Lewis on 8/3/2022

Key amendments to the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act take into account technological advances, new business models, and global developments in data protection legislation, and will have an effect on healthcare...more

UK ABPI transfer of value disclosures: transitioning from consent to legitimate interests

Hogan Lovells on 11/29/2021

UK pharmaceutical companies have historically relied upon consent as the lawful basis for the disclosure of healthcare professionals’ personal data relating to transfers of value. However, the low consent rates and the...more

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 21, Number 6. Privacy Briefs: June 2021

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 6/14/2021

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 6 (June 2021) - Scripps Health in San Diego experienced what it called “an information technology security incident” from ransomware that was detected May 1, forcing some of its operations...more

Code Red: The FDA’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Action Plan Poses Potential Risks for Medical Device Makers

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 2/5/2021

Q: The FDA’s stance on a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) software as a medical device is continuously evolving. Could you explain the history? A: Artificial intelligence (AI) is...more

International News: Focus on Global Privacy and Cybersecurity - September 2020

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/15/2020

Generally, contact tracing refers to an effort by public health officials to identify individuals with whom a patient who has tested positive for an infectious disease has been in close proximity. Public health officials will...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/14/2019

The Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently issued a public service announcement warning private companies about the increasing numbers of ransomware attacks affecting private industry....more

Applying the CCPA to Health Care: The HIPAA Exemption, Exercise Apps, and Marketing Data

Carlton Fields on 9/11/2019

Despite its breadth, California's new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), creates an exemption designed around the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). That exemption is...more

Small Doses: Personal Data In NJ Now Includes Online Account Credentials

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/20/2019

Any practice (whether medical, dental or orthodontic) that provides patients with the opportunity to log-on to the practice’s website for scheduling, bill payment or other information should note that, as of July 1, 2019, the...more

2018 Digital Health Data Developments – Navigating Change in 2019

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/5/2019

Data privacy and security legislation and enforcement saw significant activity in 2018 and early 2019. McDermott’s 2018 Digital Health Year in Review: Focus on Data report – the first in a four-part series – highlights...more

Weekly Trends Report – 1/23/2019 Insights

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 1/24/2019

Insight into where e-discovery, information governance cybersecurity, and digital transformation are heading – who is doing what now or in the future, what works and what doesn’t, and what people wish they could do but can’t...more

U.S. hospitals will continue to grapple with GDPR compliance in 2019

Bricker Graydon LLP on 1/10/2019

When the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective on May 25, 2018, many US-based hospitals struggled to determine whether they were subject to the GDPR and, if so, what they must do to...more

OIG Announces Cybersecurity Initiative

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/10/2018

The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG) announced a new cybersecurity website on Oct. 9, 2018. The OIG stated that it has formed a Cybersecurity Team made up of "auditors,...more

Best practices for managing cybersecurity risks related to IoT-connected medical devices

Hogan Lovells on 3/12/2018

Connected medical devices deliver numerous benefits not available before, including improved monitoring of patient welfare and a wealth of vital data. But for all the advantages available through these devices, their...more

Practical GDPR Steps for US-Headquartered Life Sciences Companies

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 2/13/2018

In case you had not heard, the European Union is replacing its current privacy laws with a new, comprehensive General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect May 25, 2018. The essential principles of the EU’s...more

Artificial Intelligence and Health Care—Key Regulatory Considerations for U.S. Operations

Jones Day on 2/1/2018

The Situation: Artificial intelligence is being used in innovative ways in the health care industry to drive down costs and improve clinical outcomes. The Issue: The health care industry, including the provision of health...more

The “Other” Safe Harbor: OIG Warns Healthcare Providers and Vendors Against Information Blocking and Federal Anti-Kickback...

Cozen O'Connor on 10/16/2015

For those of us who work in the privacy and security space this past week has been a whirlwind with focus on the ramifications of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Agreement....more

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