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Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Rule Struck Down Nationwide by Texas Judge: What Providers and Employer-Sponsored Health Plans...

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A federal judge in Texas just tossed out Biden-era reproductive healthcare privacy protections, halting a 2024 final rule with nationwide effect. The rule, which largely took effect in December and created new HIPAA privacy...more

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Employers Must Keep Reproductive Health Information About Their Plan Participants Private Under New HIPAA Privacy Rule

Imagine you are a corporate Human Resources/Total Rewards leader who receives a request from a state’s law enforcement agency for health plan records about a plan participant’s abortions or other reproductive health care. How...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Attention, Group Health Plans: New HIPAA Privacy Rule Governing Reproductive Health Care Information Imposes Obligations,...

It is critical for employers and plan fiduciaries/administrators to stay informed of HIPAA privacy and security-related legal developments because most employer sponsored group health plans — regardless of the employer’s...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - July 15th - 18th, Charlotte, NC

Ideal for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy offers practitioners a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a healthcare setting. The...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - February 26th - 29th, Phoenix, AZ

Ideal for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy offers practitioners a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a healthcare setting. The...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - March 6th - 9th, Phoenix, AZ

Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - December 5th - 8th, Anaheim, CA

Each Academy provides three-and-a-half days of classroom-style training covering the latest laws, regulations, and developments to help you effectively manage your organization’s compliance program. They are ideal for...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - April 25th - 28th, Chicago, IL

Each Academy provides three-and-a-half days of classroom-style training covering the latest laws, regulations, and developments to help you effectively manage your organization’s compliance program. They are ideal for...more

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Change the Trajectory of Your Group Health Plan's Cost and Quality Outcomes

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This article explores: How employer group health plan sponsors can achieve greater transparency, improve cost and quality outcomes, and strengthen their payer positions....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Employer-Sponsored Health Plan HIPAA Compliance Checklist

The administrative simplification provision of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and its implementing regulations (HIPAA) impose obligations on employer-sponsored group health plans. Given recent...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

HIPAA Refresher for Workplace Wellness Programs

Now more than ever, workplace wellness programs are becoming increasingly popular among employers. A common concern many employers have is how to design a meaningful workplace program intended to improve the health of...more

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Data Security Safeguards Can Help Healthcare Employers Withstand Cyberattacks—and Government Audits

The last couple of years have brought a steady rain of bad news for the healthcare industry when it comes to data security: Insurers faced with massive data breaches affecting thousands of health plans and millions of...more

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FAQs by Employers Regarding the Anthem Breach

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Do we have any legal obligations under HIPAA? It depends on your contractual relationship with Anthem and whether the group health plan offered by your company is self-insured. If your company’s group health plan is...more

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Honored in the Breach: Employer Action Items for an Insurer Data Breach

This morning, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, one of the largest health insurers in the country, notified its policyholders, members, and business partners that it was recently the target of an external cyber attack that...more

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