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Amidst Legal Fight, HHS Revises Online Tracking Guidance

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On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued revised guidance on the use of tracking technologies by HIPAA-covered entities and business associates....more

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California Adopts Privacy Protections for Digital Reproductive and Sexual Health Information

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With the recent passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 254 and AB 1697, California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) will extend privacy protections to reproductive and sexual health information on mobile...more

J.S. Held

Litigation Surge From the Use of Tracking Technology & the Sharing of Healthcare and Personal Data

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Introduction: Tracking Software in the Healthcare Industry - Privacy-related concerns have become increasingly prominent in recent years, especially with the widespread use of third-party tracking tools such as tracking...more

Harris Beach PLLC

There’s an app for that! But is your health care app in compliance?

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The health care industry is increasingly adopting mobile apps for a variety of purposes, including tracking patient health conditions and sharing patient data. Privacy and security are important considerations, and it is...more

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OCR Launches Platform for Developer HIPAA Questions

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The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released a new platform to provide mobile health developers (and any other interested stakeholders) a sounding board to ask questions, voice concerns, and “spitball” ideas about HIPAA...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

OCR portal designed for medical mobile app developers

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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services has launched a web based portal so medical mobile app developers can ask their “burning” questions about HIPAA compliance....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Get Your Questions Ready

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A lot has changed since the HIPAA Privacy Rule was finalized in 2002 and the HIPAA Security Rule was finalized a year later in 2003. The iPhone had not been released (that happened in 2007), Apple had just released the...more

BakerHostetler

Use of File-Sharing Service Leads To $218,400 Fine For HIPAA Violations

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Internet-based file-sharing services such as Dropbox and Google Drive can be easy and convenient to use, whether via the touch of an app on a mobile device or by opening a browser on a PC. Healthcare professionals are often...more

Dickinson Wright

Healthcare Legal News Volume 5 Number 2

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According to a recent study by Accenture, by 2017 approximately 18 percent of the American public will purchase insurance through exchanges versus relying on traditional employer healthcare coverage or foregoing insurance...more

Cooley LLP

HHS to Address Lack of Clarity Regarding Mobile Health

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A letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights to Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) signals an intent to move forward with providing clearer regulatory guidance relating to the Health...more

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