California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Health Care Providers

US Privacy Update: Where Things Stand at the Start of Q2 2025

Paul Hastings LLP on 3/28/2025

Three months into 2025, there appears to be no slowdown in the flood of privacy legislation being considered and enacted by both Congress and state legislatures. Since the California Consumer Privacy Protection Act was passed...more

California’s AI Laws Are Here—Is Your Business Ready?

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/12/2025

California leads the way with new AI laws promoting transparency, privacy and ethical practices across various industries. January 1, 2025, marked the start of a series of significant AI laws going into effect in California....more

Disclosure of Data Through Website Cookies May Be a Data Breach – What A Recent Court Ruling Means for Healthcare Businesses

Fisher Phillips on 8/14/2024

A California federal court recently ruled that disclosure of certain data collected through website cookies that may qualify as health information could trigger a data breach under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) –...more

Nuanced Privacy Laws Means Healthcare Organizations Should Prioritize Protecting Personal Information

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/29/2024

The healthcare industry is among the most highly regulated industries when it comes to privacy protections. In addition to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), healthcare providers also...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

How State General Privacy Laws Apply to Healthcare Providers - October 2023

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/31/2023

In January, we wrote about how new comprehensive state consumer data privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), apply to healthcare providers. At the time five states had enacted such laws:...more

Analyzing the Washington State My Health My Data Act

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/13/2023

Keypoint: In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, Washington legislators introduced legislation to enhance privacy protections for consumer health data. In early March, lawmakers in Washington state’s House...more

FTC diagnoses common digital practices as both UDAP and breach

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 2/9/2023

In a groundbreaking decision, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it was diagnosing GoodRx’s use of tracking pixel codes and analytics, its digital strategy, as not only an unfair or deceptive act or abusive practice...more

What Do the Changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act Taking Effect on January 1, 2023 Mean for Health Care Providers?

Saul Ewing LLP on 10/3/2022

On August 31st, the California legislative session closed without passing amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), meaning the CCPA’s prior exemptions for employment and business-to-business information...more

Beyond HIPAA: Protecting Private Data in Healthcare Fraud Matters

Lighthouse on 7/12/2021

When it comes to data privacy in healthcare fraud investigations and litigation, there is more than HIPAA to consider. Fraud investigations and litigation in the healthcare industry are growing. Whether these matters are...more

The Year To Come In U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Law (2021)

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/28/2021

On January 28, 2021, privacy professionals around the world will celebrate Data Privacy Day. This year, we decided to mark the occasion by gathering our team’s thoughts and expectations on what we expect to be the biggest...more

Top Five Health-Care Privacy, Security Developments to Watch in 2021

WilmerHale on 12/10/2020

Health-care privacy is at a crossroads. For almost 20 years, the health-care industry has addressed the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, building reasonable and appropriate compliance programs from an...more

November 2020: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 12/7/2020

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 11. Privacy Briefs: November 2020

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 11/11/2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 11 (November 2020) - HHS Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (ONC) is giving health care organizations more time to meet new rules on information...more

New Developments in HIPAA and Related Issues in Health Information Law

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law on 10/29/2020

Halloween or HIPAA: Which is Scarier? HIPAA and the Pandemic - Telehealth: - On Friday, March 20, 2020, OCR announced it will “exercise its enforcement discretion and will not impose penalties for noncompliance with...more

[Webinar] Data License Agreement Litigation – What You Need to Know - October 28th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/7/2020

Data license agreements have been a hot ticket item of the digital health market and are here to stay. With the exponential growth in licensed data, including de-identified patient data, data license agreement litigation and...more

CCPA Amendment Update: California Legislature Approves Exceptions for HIPAA De-Identified Information and Other Health Data

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/17/2020

On August 31, 2020, the California legislature passed California AB 713, which amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to except from its requirements certain health information, including information that has been...more

International News: Focus on Global Privacy and Cybersecurity - September 2020

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/15/2020

Generally, contact tracing refers to an effort by public health officials to identify individuals with whom a patient who has tested positive for an infectious disease has been in close proximity. Public health officials will...more

HIPAA Compliance for Work-From-Home or Telehealth Programs: Five Frequently Overlooked Considerations

Carlton Fields on 6/18/2020

COVID-19 has challenged health care providers to change the way they offer services — from shifting to an increasingly remote workforce to diving into telehealth. These adjustments have privacy implications. The following are...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - May 2020

Robinson & Cole LLP on 5/11/2020

Adult Streaming Site Leaves 7TB of Users’ Information Unsecured - Live adult streaming website CAM4 has reportedly not secured 7TB of users’ information, which may be able to be used for blackmail and identity theft...more

COVID-19: Privacy and Cybersecurity Regulatory and Enforcement Guidance

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/9/2020

As industry continues to adapt to the evolving realities of shelter-in-place orders, companies face challenges in supporting an unprecedented remote workforce while balancing compliance with a variety of regulatory agencies....more

[Event] 2020 Virtual Columbus Regional Conference - May 1st, Columbus, OH

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 4/9/2020

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

Privacy and Data Security Alert l March 2020

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 3/10/2020

Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more

Survey of Healthcare and Medical Industries’ Privacy Practices

BCLP on 3/9/2020

To help identify trends in privacy representations, BCLP reviewed the websites and privacy notices of those Fortune 500 companies identified as primarily engaged in the healthcare and medical industries. The data shows...more

[Webinar] Resolving Inconsistencies in Requirements for De-identification and Anonymization of Health Data under CCPA, HIPAA, and...

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/26/2020

For companies seeking to use, license, or otherwise commercialize health data, there are potential inconsistencies among the HIPAA de-identification standard, the CCPA definition of de-identified data, and GDPR requirements...more

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