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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Cyber Strategy: HHS Weighs in on Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The health care sector faces escalating cybersecurity risks given its size, technological dependence and the sensitive nature of data used therein. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: The OCR Gives Practices 1.5 Million Reasons to Prioritize HIPAA Compliance

Today the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources announced that a Georgia orthopedic clinic agreed to pay $1.5 million and adopt a two-year corrective action plan to settle potential...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

HIPAA Breach Results in a $4,500,000 Class Action Settlement

Community Health System, one of the largest health systems in the United States, has agreed to pay $4,500,000 to settle claims made against it arising from a 2014 data breach. The data breach, believed to be caused by malware...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Issues Cybersecurity Guidance For Health Care Providers 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), in conjunction with the Health Sector Coordinating Council has released cybersecurity guidelines (the “Guidelines”) to assist health care providers and inform best...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Impact of the New Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: 2019 Outlook

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• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Dec. 28, 2018, announced the release of the "Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients" that provides a "Call to Action" to make...more

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