The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated key portions of the 2024 updates to the HIPAA Privacy Rule that had strengthened protections for reproductive health care information. HIPAA-regulated...more
Recent enforcement actions, audit activity, proposed rulemakings, and guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) highlight the agency’s focus on health data...more
1/17/2025
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Audits ,
Compliance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management
There has been a significant development in the ongoing debate regarding the scope of the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) to issue penalties under the Health...more
In a dramatic turn, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that effective immediately, penalties for many HIPAA violations will be subject to substantially reduced limits. ...more
New York AG Settles Data Protection Enforcement Against Mobile Health Apps -
After a year-long investigation into mobile health apps claiming to be able to measure vital signs or health indicators through smartphone...more
4/28/2017
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Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Marketing ,
Medical Devices ,
Misleading Statements ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
NYDFS ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Settlement ,
Smartphones