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Updates to U.S. Health-Data Privacy and Wearable Tech

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This year marks a pivotal shift from the era of rapid, unregulated health-tech innovation to one of stringent governance. The proliferation of wearable devices, health applications and remote monitoring tools has led to an...more

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Legal Restrictions on Health Information – Beyond HIPAA

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Appropriately so, providers look first to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (HIPAA), to ensure that they comply with regulations regarding patients’ protected health information...more

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FTC Proposes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule Clarifying Application to Health and Wellness Apps

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In May, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed changes (the “Proposed Rule”) to the Health Breach Notification Rule (the “Rule”), which, among other items, emphasize that the Rule applies to mobile health applications...more

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Health Apps and Consumer Privacy Update: Federal Trade Commission Proposes Amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule

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On May 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment (“NPRM”) seeking to amend the Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR”). We previously wrote about the...more

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AGs Require Company With Ovulation Tracking App to Protect User Data

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On May 17, District of Colombia Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced the settlement of an investigation into Easy Healthcare Corporation, requiring the company to change its privacy practices involving the ovulation...more

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Washington My Health My Data Act: Compliance Hurdles and How to Prepare

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On April 27, 2023, the Washington state governor signed into law the My Health My Data Act, also known as the MHMDA. The majority of the law’s provisions will take effect on March 31, 2024, providing companies with one...more

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FTC Warns That Health Apps May Be Subject to the Health Breach Notification Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently issued guidance clarifying protections applicable to consumers’ sensitive personal data increasingly collected by so-called “health apps.” The FTC press release indicated it has...more

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Health Care Triage: FTC Reminds Vendors of Personal Health Records of Breach Rule Obligations

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In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer interviews Gina Bertolini and Desiree Moore about the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) policy statement regarding the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule and its applicability to vendors...more

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New York Regulators Lead the Charge to Fill Health Data Protection Gaps Left by Federal Law

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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

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Data-Harvesting Zombie Hackers, Blood-Thirsty Auditors, and Other Reasons to be Scared on Halloween

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This Halloween, the scariest monsters might not be in your closet or under your bed. They may be overseas, orchestrating intrusions into your electronic medical record. Or they may be lurking in your own workforce, carrying...more

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