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
2/20/2023
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The following is a summary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported are...more
9/7/2022
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The ripple effect from the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has prompted the federal Office of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reinforce core principles of privacy compliance. HHS...more
8/3/2022
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When your cybersecurity is compromised, it can be irritating, expensive, embarrassing and incredibly problematic. But can it really become a matter of life and death?
As more medical appointments unfold virtually and...more
Do individuals maintain their right to privacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Yes and no. Given the national public health emergency and the existence of enforcement waivers relative to certain state and federal privacy and...more
Over the course of the last few days, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance waiving compliance with certain HIPAA privacy and security regulations, making it easier for our essential health...more
As the March 21 deadline for the New York SHIELD Act draws closer, health care providers may be wondering: does their status as a covered entity under HIPAA, and its associated data security protections, automatically...more
While hospitals remain focused on restoring health to their patients, they must not let their defenses down when it comes to robust cybersecurity practice that safeguards their patients' information....more