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FTC’s Updated Health Breach Notification Rule Now in Effect

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The revamped Health Breach Notification Rule by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took effect on July 29, 2024, expanding consumer privacy protections to the users of online health platforms and health and wellness apps. Our...more

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FTC Announces Final Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule That Broaden the Rule’s Scope and Application

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On May 30, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) published finalized amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) that augment the prior rule’s scope and application. The updated final rule...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Understanding Recent Developments in Health Care Privacy Laws - July 24th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

This year, the federal government has made significant changes to longstanding health care privacy rules, while state lawmakers continue to enact privacy restrictions on consumer health data. These reforms modify legal...more

Stevens & Lee

How Do Personal Health Records Relate to HIPAA?

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It is important for health care providers and their lawyers to understand Personal Health Records (“PHRs”) and how they relate to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). A PHR grants a patient...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FTC Health Breach Notification Rule

This year has started with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) renewed attention to its Health Breach Notification Rule (Breach Rule) and the publication of the Health Privacy resource page to help companies with their...more

K&L Gates LLP

Health Care Triage: FTC Reminds Vendors of Personal Health Records of Breach Rule Obligations

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In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer interviews Gina Bertolini and Desiree Moore about the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) policy statement regarding the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule and its applicability to vendors...more

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FTC Warns Health App Vendors: Comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule or Pay the Penalty!

Vendors of health applications (“health apps”) and connected devices that collect or use individuals’ health information, along with their service providers, are now on notice that they must provide timely notice to consumers...more

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Entities of All Types Should Consider Commenting on the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule by August 20, 2020

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On May 22, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) published its decennial request for public comment (the “RFC”) on the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule (the “HBN Rule”)....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 6. Privacy Briefs: June 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 6 (June 2020): A divided Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a patient’s claim that a hospital is vicariously liable for the actions of a medical assistant who accessed the patient’s...more

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