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Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Conference - October 10th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Address the latest updates & emerging trends in privacy - Join us this October for HCCA's virtual event dedicated to privacy compliance. This virtual event provides first-hand insights from government agencies regarding...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The Rise of AI in Healthcare: Balancing Innovation and Compliance

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The popularity of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly OpenAI's ChatGPT, has rapidly increased since its release in November 2022. In healthcare, Generative AI (GAI) tools like ChatGPT can revolutionize workflows by...more

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Navigating the Legal Boundaries of Telehealth

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It may seem like telehealth emerged overnight during the COVID 19 pandemic. However, telemedicine has been developing for centuries....more

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Providers Face HIPAA Compliance Questions After Change Healthcare Cyberattack

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Who will notify the potentially millions of individuals whose information might have been jeopardized by the massive cyberattack on Change Healthcare? Since the affiliate of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) first reported the...more

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OCR Finalizes HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

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On April 26, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Final Rule that adds protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule...more

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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

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Maryland and Nebraska Adopt Comprehensive Privacy Laws

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The final weeks for many state legislatures have witnessed significant movements in the U.S. data privacy landscape. Last month, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed the Data Privacy Act, LB1074, into law....more

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What HIPAA Security Rule Surprises Await Healthcare Providers for the Second Half of 2024?

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has, as part of its mandate, the responsibility to enforce the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule....more

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Cyber Resilience After the Change Healthcare Breach

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More than two months after the February 2024 Change Healthcare cyber-ransom attack, the healthcare industry continues to grapple with the fallout, creating significant challenges, disruptions, and outages to the healthcare...more

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Annual Report to Congress on Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently published an executive summary (Report) outlining key enforcement activities of the Health Insurance Portability and...more

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Introduction to HIPAA Compliance Considerations for Health Care Providers

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Data privacy and security are a rapidly expanding area of regulatory activity and patient attention. For most health care providers, central data privacy and security legal obligations flow from the federal Health Insurance...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - July 15th - 18th, Charlotte, NC

Ideal for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy offers practitioners a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a healthcare setting. The...more

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Healthcare Compliance Enforcement Trends to Watch in 2024

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2024 is shaping up to be a very active year for regulatory and enforcement developments in the healthcare industry – developments that concern not just hospitals and nursing facilities, but many non-healthcare companies as...more

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Four of the Hottest Topics in Cyber Last Year

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From large-scale hacks to new rules governing cyber practices, the cyber landscape continues to become more complex. The risk for breaches is higher than ever before. The numbers support this declaration. According to the...more

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HIPAA on the Horizon in the New Year: Important Lessons from an Active 2023 and Regulatory Initiatives to Watch for in 2024

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2023 marked 20 years since the first compliance deadline under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (“HIPAA”) privacy rule. Despite the two decades of experience with HIPAA, compliance continues to remain...more

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[Webinar] HIPAA Compliance: The Importance of an Effective Privacy and Security Aware - August 17th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CT

Learning Objectives - The fundamental foundation of establishing a solid HIPAA compliance, privacy and cyber security awareness program - The importance of end user HIPAA compliance, privacy and cyber security training for...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

A Midsummer’s Review – Cybersecurity Is the Word: HIPAA Enforcement and Guidance Trends

Summer is in full swing, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) is doing anything but taking a vacation from HIPAA. In May and June, OCR issued five resolution agreements...more

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HHS OCR Settles with iHealth Solutions Over Alleged HIPAA Violations

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On June 28, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement (resolution agreement and corrective action plan) with iHealth Solutions (also known as Advantum Health)...more

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Q1 - 2023: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Quarterly Briefing

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Data privacy laws have been progressing globally, but federal legislation in the U.S. has been lacking - Businesses are facing a growing number of data privacy regulations. This is especially apparent among those in highly...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - March 6th - 9th, Phoenix, AZ

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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - December 5th - 8th, Anaheim, CA

Each Academy provides three-and-a-half days of classroom-style training covering the latest laws, regulations, and developments to help you effectively manage your organization’s compliance program. They are ideal for...more

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[Webcast Transcript] Data Mining in Incident Response: Managing Risk and Spend through an Effective Evidence-Based Approach

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Editor’s Note: On August 31, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of data mining in data breach incident response. As data mining has increasingly become one of the largest expenses during a cyber...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Richmond Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - December 10th, Richmond, VA

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Nick Culbertson on Compliance Breaches in Healthcare

Preventing data breaches is a critical task for all businesses these days, but it’s especially so in healthcare. No one wants to see health information disclosed, and the risks of a ransomware attack are enormous, literally...more

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4 Ways to Protect ePHI Beyond HIPAA Compliance

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Given the choice between credit card data and digital health records, cybercriminals prefer the latter. A stolen credit card can be canceled. Electronic protected health information (ePHI) with its treasure-trove of...more

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