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Aspen Dental Settles Data-Sharing Class Action

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Dental service organization (DSO) Aspen Dental has agreed to pay $18.7 million to resolve claims that it secretly shared web user data with Meta and Google, without obtaining users’ consent or informing them....more

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OCR Announces $800,000 HIPAA Settlement with Florida Health System

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced another settlement for alleged violations of HIPAA. OCR investigated BayCare Health System, which serves central Florida, after a...more

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OCR Enforcement Activity: Trends and Insights From a Limited Sample

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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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Whether Naughty or Nice, Compliance Deadline for HIPAA Reproductive Care Privacy Is Coming to Town

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We just want to provide a friendly reminder that, before key staff depart for the holidays, HIPAA covered entities and business associates should finalize their compliance with the 2024 HIPAA amendments related to...more

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Advocate Aurora Health $12.2M Pixel Litigation Settlement Approved by Court

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On July 10, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of a $12.2 million proposed settlement by Advocate Aurora Health to settle allegations against the...more

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HHS Issues First Settlement for HIPAA Violations Related to a Ransomware Attack

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In late October, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reached a settlement agreement with a medical management company based in Massachusetts over alleged HIPAA violations. Under the settlement terms, the...more

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NYAG Settles with Healthplex for $400,000

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On December 8, 2023, New York Attorney General Leticia James penned her approval to an Assurance of Discontinuance with third party dental administrator Healthplex, settling the enforcement action for $400,000 and a litany of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

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Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

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FTC Continues Enforcement Focus on the Use and Disclosure of Health Information for Advertising

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On Thursday, March 2, the FTC announced an enforcement action against BetterHelp, Inc., an online mental health counseling service, relating to claims that the company’s collection and use of consumer health data were unfair...more

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Class Action Quarterly Update: Privacy and Data Protection

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Second Circuit Denies Settlement of Data Breach Case Due to Lack of Standing - As we previously reported, in April 2021, the Second Circuit became the latest federal circuit to hold that an individual may establish Article...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

New Enforcement Threat: 'Coordinated' AGs Pursuing Settlements Following Big Breaches

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Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 12 (December 10, 2020) - In late September, Anthem Inc. entered into a $39.5 million settlement for a 2014 data breach that affected nearly 79 million individuals. About a week later,...more

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Largest U.S. Health Data Breach To Date Results in $16 Million HIPAA Settlement - Healthcare Alert

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On October 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Anthem, Inc. will pay $16 million to settle OCR’s investigation of its potential violations of the Health...more

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