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HHS OCR Announces Largest Civil Monetary Penalty Imposed Since 2021 for Snooping Incident

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Nearly two months after settlement was reached, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) announced on Feb. 6 that it obtained a resolution agreement with Montefiore Medical Center over...more

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A Yelp From Posting on Yelp®

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Are your employees instructed on the proper (and improper) use of social media? Does your organization have policies and provide training on the appropriate handling of sensitive information? A recent United States Department...more

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OCR Reminds Us about a Fundamental Aspect of Physical Security for PHI

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In its monthly Cybersecurity Newsletter at the end of May, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services pointedly reminds us of the need to be conscious of some fundamental...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Sweeping New Colorado Data Privacy Law Impacts Health Care Industry

On May 29, 2018, the governor of Colorado signed into law HB 18-1128 (the “Privacy Law”), which made sweeping changes to Colorado’s data privacy laws and which will affect nearly every Colorado business and government entity....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

OCR Highlights Importance of Physical Safeguards to Protect PHI

The May 2018 cyber security newsletter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) focused on a topic often overlooked by covered entities and their business associates: physical...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

How Can Healthcare Organizations Prepare for the Next Cyberattack?

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HHS OCR issues checklist, iterative guidance in wake of WannaCry and Petya attacks; Anthem breach settlement provides additional lessons. Key Points: ..Healthcare organizations are particularly vulnerable to ransomware...more

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Business Associates of HIPAA Covered Entities Beware!

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If your organization is a business associate of a HIPAA covered entity (such as a health care provider or employee health benefit plan), you should know that the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights...more

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