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The Rise of AI in Healthcare: Balancing Innovation and Compliance

Bricker Graydon LLP on 7/19/2024

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

HHS-OCR Publishes Final HIPAA Privacy Rule Expanding Reproductive Health Care Privacy and Further Supporting Patient...

Goodwin on 6/19/2024

On April 26, 2024, almost a year after issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Privacy Rule, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) finalized the HIPAA Privacy Rule to...more

Ep. 19 - What to Do When Your Business Associate Suffers a Ransomware Attack

Dentons on 6/10/2024

The healthcare industry remains a popular target for ransomware attacks. If you haven’t been impacted by a ransomware attack, it’s likely only a matter of time before someone you do business with or buy services from is...more

HIPAA Breach Notice Can Be Delegated to Change Healthcare

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/4/2024

After months of uncertainty and multiple letters from industry associations advocating on behalf of the healthcare industry with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), covered...more

New Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Under HIPAA

Fenwick & West LLP on 5/31/2024

On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented a Final Rule enhancing the HIPAA Privacy Rule to safeguard reproductive health care privacy. Given the recent Dobbs decision, HHS expressed...more

New HHS Guidance on Cookies

BCLP on 5/31/2024

On March 18, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) within the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) updated prior guidance concerning the use of online tracking technologies, including cookies, by Covered...more

Ounce of Prevention: Are You Keeping Track of Your Business Associate Agreements’ Requirements?

McGuireWoods LLP on 5/29/2024

Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009...more

HHS Publishes Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/23/2024

The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to eliminate the federal constitutional right to abortion continues to alter the legal landscape across the country. On April 26, 2024, the...more

Insider Threats to Healthcare Data: What You Need to Know and 5 Steps You Can Take Now

Fisher Phillips on 5/22/2024

Healthcare data breaches are occurring more frequently and on larger scales than ever before – and while you defend against cyberattacks and other external threats, make sure you do not overlook the critical role your...more

Ounce of Prevention: Do You Have Business Associate Agreements With Every Required Party?

McGuireWoods LLP on 5/15/2024

Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009...more

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

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/14/2024

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

‘I Will Not Rest’; ‘I Am All In’: Remarkable Breach Hearing Sees Pledges by UHG CEO, Sen. Wyden

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 5/13/2024

United Healthcare Group (UHG) CEO Andrew Witty was in a board meeting on Feb. 21 when officials interrupted with the news that Change Healthcare—a clearinghouse UHG subsidiary Optum had purchased for $1.3 billion in October...more

Privacy Briefs: May 2024

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 5/13/2024

Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised when it was transmitted to tech giants Google, Microsoft Bing and X (formerly Twitter) when...more

Introduction to HIPAA Compliance Considerations for Health Care Providers

Smith Anderson on 3/27/2024

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

OCR at HHS Updates Guidance on Use of Online Tracking Technology by HIPAA-Regulated Entities

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/26/2024

On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated its guidance on the use of online tracking technology by covered entities regulated by the Health...more

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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 3/13/2024

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

Imminent Cybersecurity Threats to Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management

BakerHostetler on 2/26/2024

BakerHostetler is closely monitoring imminent cybersecurity threats to healthcare revenue cycle management personnel and vendors. Most recently, Change Healthcare (CHC), a healthcare technology and business management...more

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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 1/4/2024

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

Business Associate Agrees to $100,000 Settlement Following Cyber Attack

Saul Ewing LLP on 11/9/2023

On Halloween, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $100,000 settlement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with Doctors’...more

ChatGPT in Healthcare: Navigating the HIPAA-Cups

Bricker Graydon LLP on 8/8/2023

Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) popularity and interest has skyrocketed thanks to the release of ChatGPT in November 2022. ChatGPT is a natural language processing AI chatbot created by OpenAI. ...more

Vital Signs Digital Health Law Update | Winter 2023

Jones Day on 2/10/2023

Note From the Editors - We bring you Vital Signs, a curated, one-stop resource on the most notable digital health law updates from our U.S. and global contributors. In Industry Insights, our lawyers take an in-depth look at...more

Health Care Triage: Cybersecurity & HIPAA: NIST’s Practical Guidance Updates for Covered Entities and Business Associates

K&L Gates LLP on 8/29/2022

In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer and J.D. Koesters review key components of the recent National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) revised publication regarding cybersecurity. They highlight how this resource...more

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