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HIPAA Web Tracking Guidance Vacated

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Last week, in a significant win for the American Hospital Association plaintiff, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an opinion vacating the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”)...more

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FTC's Updated Health Data Breach Rule Covers Apps, Other New Tech

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The FTC has updated its HBNR to clarify that the rule also restricts marketing practices involving personal health information. This update to the HBNR was announced on April 26, 2024, and follows several recent enforcement...more

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HHS Updates Its Guidance on Online Tracking Technologies – Controversy Remains

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently updated its controversial, year-old guidance document on the use of online tracking technologies by healthcare providers and other...more

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Five Key Considerations for Study Pre-Screening and Recruitment Initiatives in the Digital Age

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Key players across the healthcare industry—including sponsors, contract research organizations (CROs), research sites, regulators and patient advocates—are well aware of the challenges associated with the prompt and effective...more

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HHS and FTC Send Joint Letter to 130 Hospital Systems, Telehealth Providers Re: Tracking Technologies

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The Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Trade Commission have sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers to emphasize the risks and concerns about the use of...more

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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

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OCR and HIPAA Compliance – The Next Step

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Recently, lawsuits have been filed against Duke and WakeMed regarding their use of Meta’s Meta Pixel tracking product and the alleged improper disclosure of patients’ protected health information (“PHI”). The U.S. Department...more

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Telemedicine Comes of Age: OIG is Prosecuting Telehealth Fraud

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You can now tell that telemedicine is a mature industry, because it has achieved enough critical mass that the fraud has started and the OIG is beginning to prosecute. There is a lag time between when the cash flow and profit...more

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HHS Releases Draft Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for 2020-2025

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The Department of Health and Human Services released its draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public comment. This article outlines the goals of the plan, as well as challenges in healthcare that ONC hopes the...more

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