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Epstein Becker & Green

HISAA: New Legislation Would Bring Cybersecurity Requirements for HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates

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In response to several high-profile cybersecurity incidents affecting hospitals and other health care providers, including the Change Healthcare breach, new federal legislation was recently introduced by Senators Ron Wyden...more

Jones Day

New York Imposes Stringent Cybersecurity and Cyber Incident Reporting Obligations on Hospitals

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New York recently passed new cybersecurity regulations for hospitals licensed in New York to enhance patient safety and cybersecurity....more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Action Required for HIPAA Covered Entities Regarding Reproductive Health Care Compliance

On April 22, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Final Rule titled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (Final Rule)....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Microsoft Report Highlights Attacks Against Healthcare Organizations

On October 22, 2024, Microsoft issued a threat trend research report entitled “US Healthcare at risk: Strengthening resilience against ransomware attacks.” In it, Microsoft declares that ransomware attacks against the...more

Clark Hill PLC

The Value of an Effective HIPAA Compliance Program Amid OCR HIPAA Audits

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In 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) Director Melanie Fontes Rainer announced that OCR will resume auditing Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”)...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 211: Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks for the Healthcare...

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For episode 211, Heather and Lauren are joined by their colleague Brandon Robinson, who heads up Maynard Nexsen’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Brandon shares his wealth of knowledge on cybersecurity best practices for...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

[Webinar] Don't Be the Next Change Healthcare: How to Avoid a Breach and Prepare Your Response Plan - October 29th, 12:00 pm -...

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During the first half of this webinar, Jen Mitchell, Bryan Murray and Laura Fryan, will focus on practical tips and pointers on avoiding a HIPAA breach and what lessons you can take away from the Change Healthcare breach. ...more

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)

HHS Abandons Appeal in Public Website Pixel Case, But CEs and BAs Should Expect Continued Scrutiny

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has abandoned its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling overturning OCR’s guidance prohibiting covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BAs) from using the web-tracking technologies...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

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

HIPAA Privacy Rule Revisions Address Reproductive Protected Health Information

The Department of Health and Human Services (the ​“HHS”) recently issued a final rule (the ​“Final Rule”) amending the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule. Among other things, the Final...more

Fisher Phillips

Disclosure of Data Through Website Cookies May Be a Data Breach – What A Recent Court Ruling Means for Healthcare Businesses

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A California federal court recently ruled that disclosure of certain data collected through website cookies that may qualify as health information could trigger a data breach under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) –...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

2024 HIPAA Action Items for Health Plans

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In light of the changing legal landscape following Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Department of Health and Human Services (the “Department”) issued a final rule (link, and corresponding fact sheet link)...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

The FTC's Revised Health Breach Notification Rule Is Now in Effect

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to enforce and update its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) amidst a fast-changing regulatory environment. A new rule, which took effect this week, expands the scope of the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Healthcare Document Retention

Document retention is one of those persistent issues that comes with a great deal of complexity. As Michael Kearney, Head Solution Architect, Redgrave Data explains in this podcast, organizations have to deal with a dizzying...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC Health Breach Notification Rule Update: 6 Things You Should Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has updated its Health Breach Notification Rule that applies to non-HIPAA, consumer health data. Among the revisions, the FTC expanded or introduced key definitions and modified the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Senior Living Alert: HIPAA Security Rule Compliance for Senior Living Facilities

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The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has deemed healthcare entities “target rich, cyber poor,” meaning they have copious amounts of consumer and patient data but often do not have the cybersecurity means to...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Deadline for Employers to Comply with Reproductive Health Care Privacy Changes – Dec. 22, 2024

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In May 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule amending HIPAA’s Privacy Rule to address reproductive health care privacy. The final rule was prompted by the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Québec : Une loi exhaustive sur la protection des renseignements de santé entre en vigueur

Le 1er juillet 2024, la plupart des dispositions de la loi québécoise intitulée Loi sur les renseignements de santé et de services sociaux et modifiant diverses dispositions législatives (la « Loi ») sont entrées en vigueur,...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Quebec’s Comprehensive Health Information Privacy Law Comes Into Force

On July 1, 2024, most of the provisions of Quebec’s Act respecting health and social services information and amending various legislative provisions (Act) entered into force, along with two related regulations. The Act...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FTC Updates Health Breach Notification Rule

On July 1, 2024, the amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) went into effect. First promulgated in 2009, the HBNR applies to vendors of personal health records — entities that are not covered by the Health...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

FTC’s Updated Health Breach Notification Rule Puts Health App Developers on Notice

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) years-long effort to modernize its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) in the midst of a swiftly changing technological landscape appears to be coming to an end. On Thursday, May 30,...more

Alston & Bird

New York State Department of Health Revises Proposed Hospital Cybersecurity Regulations

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In May 2024, the New York State Department of Health (“NYSDOH”) issued revisions to proposed regulations on hospital cybersecurity that it first released in November 2023. The proposed revised regulations are subject to...more

Clark Hill PLC

HHS Bulletin on Online Tracking Technologies Declared Unlawful: What Covered Entities and Business Associates Need to Know About...

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Online tracking technologies are used by healthcare and hospital systems throughout the United States to analyze their website traffic, personalize content, and provide relevant information to website visitors, some of whom...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Texas District Court Vacates OCR's HIPAA Bulletin on Online Tracking Technologies, But Issues Mixed Decision

On June 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to vacate its guidance that had restricted...more

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