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Federal Court Rejects Motion to Dismiss Wiretap Claims Using HIPAA to Support Crime-Tort Exception Allegations

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It has now become commonplace for Plaintiffs’ attorneys to bring claims alleging that routine marketing techniques, including the deployment of behavioral advertising cookies and pixels, constitute wiretaps in violation of...more

BakerHostetler

FTC Continues Focus on Disclosure of Health Information to Third-Party Technologies

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A recently announced settlement with online alcohol addiction treatment service Monument Inc. demonstrates the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) continued focus on the use and disclosure of health data. The proposed settlement...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - December 11th - 14th, Orlando, FL

Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

ChatGPT and HIPAA, Caution is Needed, Even ChatGPT Says So!

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Recently, things may have sped up a little in your doctor’s office. The notes for your recent visit may have been organized and filed a little more quickly. You might have received assistance sooner than expected with a...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

OCR and FTC Issue Joint Statement Warning Health Care Providers and App Developers About Use of Third Party Online Tracking...

Covered entities, business associates, and any entities that collect health information about consumers online should carefully review the latest joint letter from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - August 21st - 24th, Washington, DC

Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a...more

Brooks Pierce

HIPAA Requirements for Using Online Tracking Technologies—What Health Care Providers Need to Know

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Health care providers should evaluate their use of “tracking technologies” on their websites and mobile applications (apps) for compliance with HIPAA.  On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a bulletin...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Supply Chain Vulnerability in the Healthcare Industry

The healthcare industry possesses invaluable data in the forms of patient health information, personal identifying information, and payment card information. The industry is a treasure trove of information to be exploited by...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

OCR Announces Four HIPAA Enforcement Actions

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On March 28, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced four new enforcement actions against healthcare providers for HIPAA violations....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Industry Regulators Implement Big Changes to Support Telehealth During COVID-19

Key Points - This Katten advisory synthesizes several recent major developments impacting the delivery of telehealth services by health care providers in light of the COVID-19 crisis. We cover - - Key steps taken by the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

$22 Billion Administrative Overreach

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A mind-boggling example of administrative overreach, i.e. HHS’s issuance of overreaching regulations (in 2013) and sub-regulatory Guidance (in 2016), which impose a $22 billion lifetime regulatory cost ($1.52 billion per year...more

King & Spalding

OIG Reports Insufficient Oversight Of HIPAA Compliance

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The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) must improve its oversight and enforcement of patient information privacy and security rules by “covered entities” and their business associates under the Health Information Portability...more

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Recent Enforcement Shows the Importance of Encrypting Mobile Devices Containing Protected Health Information

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With headlines every day announcing another release of Protected Health Information (PHI), providers are asking themselves – is there a way to protect against these breaches? Beyond improving the security of large...more

Burr & Forman

Burr Alert: New HIPAA Rules Issued: “Sweeping” Changes For Healthcare Providers And Business Associates

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On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released its long awaited final HIPAA rule, which significantly expands certain obligations for healthcare providers and their business associates (the...more

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