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Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 243: HIPAA Compliance and Potential Changes with Shannon...

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This week on the podcast, Lynnsey and Lauren are joined by their colleague, Maynard Nexsen healthcare attorney Shannon Lipham, who helps healthcare providers and practices navigate complex federal and state regulations....more

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Behavioral Health Provider Agrees to Pay $225,000 HIPAA Settlement Following Multiple Data Breaches

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On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $225,000 settlement with Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution (“Deer Oaks”), a provider of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The European Health Data Space – What EU Health Care Providers and Data Holders Need To Know

- On 26 March 2025, the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation entered into force. The regulation establishes a comprehensive framework for health-data sharing and access in the EU, with the dual aim of supporting the...more

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HIPAA Risk Analyses for Digital Health: Navigating AI, M&A and Vendor Diligence

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Share on Twitter Share by Email Share Back to top HIPAA Security Risk Analyses (SRAs) should be the foundation of every digital health company’s cybersecurity compliance. Far more than a checkbox exercise, a comprehensive SRA...more

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Montana Expands Health Care Privacy Law to Include Mental Health Digital Services

The Montana Legislature recently passed an update to the state’s Uniform Health Care Information Act (the Act), which creates standards for privacy and security of health care information maintained by Montana health care...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - June 9th - 12th, Pittsburgh, PA

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

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HIPAA Regulations & Business Associate Agreements In The Age Of Digital Collaboration

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The healthcare industry has come up against unprecedented pressure in recent years. Digital transformation has had a significant role to play when it comes to creating the efficiency needed to deal with the challenges of a...more

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HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with Health Fitness Corporation

On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of HIPAA security rule claims involving Health Fitness Corporation (Health Fitness). Health Fitness...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Top 10 takeaways from the new HIPAA security rule NPRM

On Jan. 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed new regulations to enhance cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI) under the Health Insurance Portability...more

Holland & Hart LLP

E-mailing and Texting PHI: Beware HIPAA

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The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules require covered entities (including healthcare providers and health plans) and their business associates to protect patient information stored or transmitted electronically, including...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - March 24th - 27th, Chicago, IL

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

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HHS Proposal To Strengthen HIPAA Security Rule

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Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) adopted a new proposal to strengthen the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security standards...more

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Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Requires AI Governance

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In terms of healthcare data breaches, 2024 was the worst year ever, with the records of at least 53% of the U.S. population involved and two of the biggest healthcare data breaches of 2024 ranking in the top 10 of all time. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Warby Parker Settles Data Breach Case with OCR for $1.5M

Eyeglass manufacturer and retailer Warby Parker recently settled a 2018 data breach investigation by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for $1.5 million. According to OCR’s press release, Warby Parker self-reported that...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

OCR Enforcement Activity: Trends and Insights From a Limited Sample

Arecent report put the odds of an asteroid hitting the earth in December 2032 at 3.1%—which is 3,100 times more likely than an organization resolving an enforcement action with the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

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OCR Proposes Modification to HIPAA Security Rule

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In late December 2024, the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Security Standards to the Protection of Electronic Protected...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Seeing is Believing: A Civil Money Penalty With Warby Parker Following Cybersecurity Incident

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On February 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $1.5 million civil money penalty (CMP) against Warby Parker, Inc. (WP). WP is a manufacturer and online...more

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Nine Steps Healthcare Entities Should Take to Prevent Cyberattacks

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently imposed a $1.5 million civil money penalty against Warby Parker, Inc., a manufacturer and online retailer of eyewear, for...more

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Biden Administration Proposes Beefed-Up HIPAA Security Rule… But Prognosis Uncertain

On January 6, 2025, the Biden Administration issued a new proposed rule updating the HIPAA Security Standards ( “Proposed Rule”). The original HIPAA Security Standards were issued in 2003 and updated in 2013 and require that...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

HHS Security Rule NPRM Proposes Makeover for Administrative Safeguard Compliance for Regulated Entities

In this week’s installment of our blog series on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) HIPAA Security Rule updates in its January 6 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), we are exploring the proposed updates...more

Alston & Bird

Health Plan Impact of HHS’s Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Update

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group highlights the HIPAA Security Rule’s proposed new compliance requirements for health plans, plan sponsors, and their business associates....more

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Changes Proposed to HIPAA Security Rules

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On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the HIPAA Security Rule and strengthen cybersecurity protections for electronic protected...more

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Proposed Changes to the HIPAA Security Rule: What Regulated Entities Need to Know

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In the final days of the Biden Administration, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Security Rule under the Health...more

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Resolutions for Healthcare Providers: Part 1 of 2 – Cybersecurity, Privacy and HIPAA Compliance

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As the new year begins, it is useful to review your practice’s processes and policies to ensure that the practice operates with efficiency and remains compliant with ever-changing healthcare regulations....more

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Proposed Modernization of the HIPAA Security Rules

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The HIPAA Security Rule was originally promulgated over 20 years ago. While it historically provided an important regulatory floor for securing electronic protected health information, the Security Rule’s lack of...more

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