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2024 Mid-Year Review: State AGs Shaping Regulatory Landscapes

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In 2024, the landscape of state attorneys general (AGs) is poised for significant change, with numerous elections and regulatory actions reshaping priorities and enforcement strategies. This dynamic environment reflects the...more

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Controls on Social Media Use are Taking Hold—at School

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As the inherent risks of social media use become more broadly understood, pressure is building on government bodies at every level to enact effective regulations. There has been some action at the federal level: both the...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - May 2024 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Health Care Entities Continue to Get Pummeled by Cybersecurity Attacks - The newest health care entity to be hit by a cyberattack is Ascension Health, which operates 140 hospitals and 40 assisted living...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 10, 2023)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Web Tracking Creates a Web of Data Privacy Risks

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Regulatory enforcement and large litigation relating to the use of third party trackers on companies’ websites and applications have been on the rise. Tracking often occurs without the companies’ knowledge or consent. Third...more

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ICYMI: HIPAA and Social Media IRL

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Social media’s interplay with healthcare privacy presents a constantly evolving challenge. ICYMI (“in case you missed it”), there is an uptick in enforcement and scrutiny IRL (“in real life”) related to communications through...more

Epstein Becker & Green

FTC Brings Enforcement Action under FTC Act and Health Breach Notification Rule Based on GoodRx’s Use of Advertising Tracking...

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On February 1, 2023, the FTC announced a proposed $1.5 million settlement with GoodRx Holdings, based on alleged violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”) and Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR”) for...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Don’t Post Patient Info on Social Media!

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I don’t know how to say it any more clearly. Somehow, medical and dental practices continue to get roped into responding to negative patient reviews on Yelp, Google, or elsewhere online, and posting any identifying...more

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OCR Warns Providers Against Disclosing PHI on Social Media Platforms in Response to Negative Reviews in Settlement with Dental...

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As illustrated by a recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settlement with a dental practice, health care entities continue to struggle with how to respond to negative online reviews while maintaining compliance with the HIPAA...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2022

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CYBERSECURITY - South Dakota Governor Bans State Workers from Using TikTok - It is estimated that some 80 million Americans and more than one billion people use TikTok. It is well known that TikTok has a direct...more

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Disclosing Patient Information in Responses to Online Reviews: Recent OCR Enforcement Action Is a Cautionary Tale

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The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently imposed a $50,000 civil monetary penalty on a dental practice that disclosed patient-identifying information in response to a negative online review. The case is a reminder that...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - June 2020 #3

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This week: Coronavirus response; Section 230 under fire again on both sides of the aisle; momentum grows for regulating facial recognition technology....more

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Emerging Technologies Washington Update - May 2020 #3

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This week: Coronavirus response; President Trump to sign an Executive Order aimed at social media’s “conservative bias;” Schumer leads bipartisan bill to boost federal investment in science and technology research....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2019 Year in Review: Notable Changes in Law, Policy, and Enforcement of HIPAA

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According to a December 20, 2019 Report by HIPAA Journal, nearly 39 million health care data breaches had been reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”), Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) by the end...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Health Providers Must Ensure Social Media Interactions Protect Patients' Protected Health Information

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It can be tempting for a business to push back on a negative review on social media. However, health care providers cannot disclose patients' protected health information (PHI) in response to negative reviews posted on social...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Social Media Posts Cost Dental Practice $10,000

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In a recent resolution agreement, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleged that Elite Dental Associates (Elite), a dental practice in Dallas, Texas, impermissibly disclosed...more

Jones Day

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 16

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more

Jones Day

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

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New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New Hampshire Psychiatric Hospital Patient Records Posted Online by Former Patient

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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has notified up to 15,000 patients of its psychiatric hospital (New Hampshire Hospital) that their names, addresses, Social Security numbers, Medicaid ID numbers and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Ten Things to Know About the CMS Long-Term Care Requirements Final Rule

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Deadlines are looming to come into compliance with sweeping changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for long-term care facilities (LTC) participating in Medicare and Medicaid. The CMS final...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

States to Survey Nursing Home Social Media Policies

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Via an August 5, 2016, letter, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) instructed State Survey Agency Directors to survey “nursing home policies and procedures related to prohibiting nursing home staff from taking...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - November 2014

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State Voters Pass Paid Sick Leave, Wage Increases - Why it matters: The polls have closed and the votes are in: The midterm elections will have a significant impact on employers across the country as voters in multiple...more

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