In response to increased cybersecurity threats and significant regulatory enforcement actions, on Dec. 27, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to enhance...more
On Jan. 17, 2024, McGuireWoods partners Kimberly Kannensohn and Sam Bernstein conducted a webinar regarding how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) applies to medical device companies and certain...more
On Sept. 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that the Local Initiative Health Authority for Los Angeles County (LA Care) entered into a $1.3 million settlement...more
In an effort to formalize its Sept. 15, 2021, Statement of the Commission on Breaches by Health Apps and Other Connected Devices, as previously discussed in a McGuireWoods Oct. 5, 2021, alert, the Federal Trade Commission...more
In 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expected to finalize proposed modifications to its regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health...more
On January 21, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published proposed modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for...more