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Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

2nd Settlement Triggered by 2017 Ransomware Attack Costs WA Practice $100K; ‘Not a Breach’

Let’s review for a moment. It’s not a HIPAA violation to be a victim of ransomware. It’s not a HIPAA violation to pay a ransom. It’s up to the covered entity (CE) to determine if a security or privacy incident is a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Seven Years After Worldwide NotPetya Attacks, OCR Singles Out PA System, Collects Nearly $1M

Unleashed on June 27, 2017, NotPetya caused an estimated $10 billion in damages globally, among the costliest ransomware attacks in history. In 2018, the Trump administration—in tandem with the British government—blamed...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

As Scrutiny Escalates, DOJ Announces the Formation of the Health Care Monopolies and Collusion Task Force

The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced the creation of the Health Care Monopolies and Collusion Task Force (the “HCMC Task Force”) aimed at resolving antitrust issues in the health care industry. ...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

‘I Will Not Rest’; ‘I Am All In’: Remarkable Breach Hearing Sees Pledges by UHG CEO, Sen. Wyden

United Healthcare Group (UHG) CEO Andrew Witty was in a board meeting on Feb. 21 when officials interrupted with the news that Change Healthcare—a clearinghouse UHG subsidiary Optum had purchased for $1.3 billion in October...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

UHG’s Breach Response May Prove Enlightening for Others

Organizations typically deal with ransomware attacks out of the public eye, but the massive scale of United Healthcare Group’s (UHG) February breach made that an impossibility. UHG CEO Andrew Witty was recently on the hot...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: May 2024

Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised when it was transmitted to tech giants Google, Microsoft Bing and X (formerly Twitter) when...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Can Doctors Respond to Online Reviews?

In today’s digital era, online reviews have become a significant influence on consumer decision-making, including when it comes to selecting healthcare providers. With platforms like Yelp, Google, and specialized medical...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New Florida Law Will Ban Offshoring of Certain Patient Data

Effective July 1, 2023, a new Florida law will limit certain health care providers from storing patient information offshore. CS/CS/SB 264 (Chapter 2023-33, Laws of Florida), amends the Florida Electronic Health Records...more

McDermott Will & Emery

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

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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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Re-Mapping the Fraud and Abuse Landscape: Understanding Proposed Reforms - February 13th, 1:00 pm ET

What larger healthcare goals are fueling the proposed revisions to AKS and Stark? What safe harbors and exceptions are introduced in the proposed rules? And what would the potentially transformational changes mean for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Changing the Conversation About Sharing and Using Health Information

Some app developers know more about our health than our doctors do. Take, for instance, FitBit, which is attached to our wrist and measuring in real time our temperature, our heart rate, our steps and whether we have had...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, including the use of algorithms and computer software to analyze complex data and perform certain decision making functions without direct human involvement, are rapidly developing in...more

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An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure When It Comes To Protecting Your Trade Secrets

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Anyone working in the healthcare industry knows the saying: “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” It’s one of the most common adages used when discussing the benefits of a healthy lifestyle or the importance of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CMS Memo on Texting Patient Information

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CMS issued a memo to state survey agency directors on December 28, 2017, to clarify CMS’s position on texting patient information. The memo, which indicates that it is effective “immediately,” states that CMS prohibits...more

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