Address the latest updates & emerging trends in privacy - Join us this October for HCCA's virtual event dedicated to privacy compliance. This virtual event provides first-hand insights from government agencies regarding...more
Learning Objectives: - Understand the methods for de-identification - Learn about the differences between anonymization, de-identification, and pseudonymization - Understand what “potential for re-identification”...more
Healthcare providers running on thin margins or just seeking new (and in the case of tax-exempt providers, permissible) revenue sources may jump at the chance when third party vendors offer to help them monetize their patient...more
Does your role require you to stay up to date on healthcare privacy issues and trends? Join us this October for HCCA’s newest learning opportunity, the Healthcare Privacy Compliance Conference. This virtual event will...more
On November 1, 2021, the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) (the “Personal Information Protection Law”) went into effect, two months after the Data Security Law of the PRC (the...more
Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 11 (November 2020) - HHS Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (ONC) is giving health care organizations more time to meet new rules on information...more
An amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) was signed in September 2020. The CCPA regulates how large companies treat their customers’ personal information. However, the CCPA and healthcare information...more
Given the significant risk of harm to individuals stemming from data re-identification, it is imperative that the SJC account for data identifiability in determining which information in court records will be made accessible...more
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
De-identification of data refers to the process used to prevent personal identifiers from being connected with information. The FTC indicated in its 2012 report Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change:...more