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Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Significant 2024 Connecticut Health Care Case Law

Pullman & Comley’s annual survey of health law cases summarizes important decisions issued in 2024 affecting the practice of medicine and the payment for health care services....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

California Attorney General Issues Warning on Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

On January 13, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (the California AG) issued two Legal Advisories regarding the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI). The first Legal Advisory provides guidance to consumers and...more

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Healthcare Industry Team 2024 Year in Review

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As we begin a year that will once again be transformative for the industry, we are excited to present our comprehensive 2024 year-in-review, highlighting all that has happened and the trends that will shape 2025. ...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Uncertainty on Health Care Rules Amid Administration Change

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In recent months, several changes to healthcare rules regulations focusing on reproductive health care have been introduced. These include (1) privacy protections for reproductive health data under HIPAA, (2) expanding access...more

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The Future for AI Usage in California Healthcare Hinges on Governor's Indication of State Limits

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With the surge of artificial intelligence (AI) development in recent years, state legislatures, including California's, have contemplated how to balance patient safety and quality of care with the need for and expectation of...more

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HHS Updates HIPAA Privacy Rule to Protect Reproductive Healthcare Privacy: What Group Health Plans Need to Know

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a final rule that modifies the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (“the Privacy Rule”) under the Health Insurance...more

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Privacy Concerns at the Intersection of Generative AI and Healthcare

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Artificial intelligence that can create new texts, images, and other content (or“generative AI”) is revolutionizing every industry, and healthcare is no exception. Doctors are experimenting with using generative AI to improve...more

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CMIA Amendments Increase Health Care Providers’ Responsibility for Protecting Enrollees’ Privacy

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Newly enacted Assembly Bill 1184 (“AB 1184”) will effectuate revisions to the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act that will require significant changes to the operational practices and risk management assessments of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

For Many, 'There Is a Price': Multipronged Efforts Needed to Thwart HIPAA Violators

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 9 (September 2020) - The fact that people are the weakest link in compliance is a truism in the privacy and security world. But just how weak is this link, and how likely is it that...more

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog

Minors' Ability to Consent to Medical Treatment Under Utah Law

Medical providers are sometimes faced with the difficult scenario of a minor (under 18 years of age) requesting medical or mental health treatment without a parent's or legal guardian's consent. This situation often arises in...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] 11th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation - July 22nd-23rd

ACI’s 11th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation will be offered in a virtual format this year to help you make sense of these developments, and their profound impact for managed care....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 1. Privacy Briefs: January 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 1 (January 2020) - ? A cybersecurity breach temporarily halted cancer radiation treatment services at the Cancer Center of Hawaii on Oahu,[1] the center said. The center, which provides...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

CMS and ONC release proposed rules on interoperability and information blocking

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On February 11, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released complementary proposed rules to promote the sharing of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New Massachusetts Law Increases Patient Privacy for Dependents

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On March 30, 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a bill intended to provide individuals with more privacy protection from their health insurance companies. The “Protecting Access to Confidential...more

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Aetna and its Vendor Face Class Action Lawsuit over HIV Disclosure

A Pennsylvania man has filed a class action lawsuit against Aetna Inc., accusing it of violating his privacy rights when the insurer mailed him prescription information in an envelope with a large, clear window that disclosed...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Healthcare Insurer Rebuked for Exposing Policyholders’ HIV Status

Two legal advocacy groups have accused Aetna Inc. – the Hartford-based healthcare company – of “gross” breaches of privacy and confidentiality including violations of federal healthcare law when a third-party vendor...more

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