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 Oct. 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it had settled with Doctors’ Management Services Inc. (DMS) over a self-reported ransomware attack that occurred in...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
On June 23, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a stipulated resolution with Easy Healthcare Corporation to address allegations that Easy Healthcare violated Section 5 of the FTC...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
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the expiration of its enforcement discretion related to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...more
On March 9, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an extension of the public comment period from March 22, 2021, to May 6, 2021, for its proposed modifications to regulations implementing the...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
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued various notifications of enforcement discretion related to compliance with the Health Insurance...more
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued further notifications of enforcement discretion related to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...more
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued various guidance documents on compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...more
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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2016. The annual work plan can provide valuable insights into the OIG’s planned areas of...more
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced late last week that Cornell Prescription Pharmacy (Cornell) agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...more
March 1, 2015 is the deadline for providing notification to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding breaches of unsecured protected health information that were discovered in the 2014 calendar...more