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Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Updates — Implications for Covered Entities and Their Information Security Programs

On January 6, 2025, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) updating the Health Insurance Portability and...more

HHS Issues New Guidance on Patient Privacy Following Dobbs Decision

On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the United States Constitution does not confer a right to an abortion. In Dobbs, the Court explicitly overruled Roe...more

Artificial Intelligence Briefing: Self-Regulation and Tackling Algorithmic Bias

Our latest briefing explores the NAIC’s efforts to address algorithmic bias, the Colorado Division of Insurance’s latest stakeholder session on external consumer data and algorithms, and a private-sector solution for...more

OCR Proposes Substantial Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule

On December 10, 2020, as part of its Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule....more

ONC Publishes Game-Changing Information Blocking Rule: Introduction and Overview

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published the final Information Blocking Rule. This rule is widely seen as a game-changer that will have...more

How HIPAA Impacts Provider Disclosure of COVID-19 Testing to Employers

As states begin to gradually reopen their economies, employers are facing questions about when and how to safely bring employees back to work. Although scientists and health care professionals continue to study the spread of...more

OCR Enforcement Discretion Allows Business Associates to Disclose PHI for Public Health Purposes

On April 2, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) announced that, effective immediately, they would exercise “enforcement discretion” regarding disclosures of COVID-19-related...more

OCR Issues COVID-19 Information-Sharing Guidance for First Responders

With paramedics, law enforcement, public health authorities and other first responders at the forefront in helping combat COVID-19, the sharing of protected health information (PHI) with them is often critical to ensure that...more

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