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Web-based Tracking Technology and AI: HIPAA Compliance Issues for Health Care Practices
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Drug and device manufacturers are increasingly targeted by cyber threats that can compromise patient safety, intellectual property, and other critical data and systems, while also facing new regulatory demands. As regulators...more
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively “HIPAA”) is a...more
Unlike other sectors, US healthcare businesses must reconcile cost-saving strategies with stringent compliance obligations, especially when patient data crosses national borders or is accessed overseas....more
For AI companies in the health care space, data is everything. It fuels model performance, drives product differentiation, and can make or break scalability. Yet too often, data rights are vaguely defined or completely...more
Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. State Action: Virginia Governor Signs Bill Restricting Minor’s Use of Social Media:...more
Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. ...more
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
On January 14, 2024, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Office of Personnel Management (the “Departments”) jointly released the FAQs About Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Implementation Part 69...more
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 tackling the proposed updates...more
New York lawmakers have passed a groundbreaking health privacy bill, the New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA or the Act), which could significantly redefine how entities handle health-related data. The Act, which...more
Last week, the New York legislature passed the New York Health Information Privacy Act (S 929) (the “Act”). If signed into law, the Act will add New York to the list of states that have enacted consumer health data-specific...more
On April 22, 2024, the Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule. The final rule limits the sharing of protected health...more
On April 22, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Final Rule titled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (Final Rule)....more
Let’s review for a moment. It’s not a HIPAA violation to be a victim of ransomware. It’s not a HIPAA violation to pay a ransom. It’s up to the covered entity (CE) to determine if a security or privacy incident is a...more
MIT Report Details New Cybersecurity Risks - “Cloud misconfigurations, more sophisticated ransomware, and vendor exploitation attacks are contributing to rising cyberattacks.” Why this is important: Worldwide spending...more
Updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule (“HIPAA Security Rule”) are planned for Spring 2024. New guidance from The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) via a recently...more
The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has released a concept paper outlining its new cybersecurity strategies for the health care sector, identifying cybersecurity priorities, potential future regulations and...more
At Cornell University, institutional review board (IRB) members meet with the chief information security officer and a liaison to the general counsel’s office. Their regular attendance has been “really critical,” said IRB...more
With a couple of “firsts,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is signaling that it is cracking down on healthcare organizations that fail to identify and address cybersecurity...more
Online tracking technologies, such as pixels, have become a common feature of the modern web and app ecosystem. Pixels and other online tracking technologies may be configured to collect user data about website visits,...more
If artificial intelligence (AI) is the vehicle that will revolutionize health care, data is the fuel that will propel the revolution. Health AI startups have recognized an unprecedented opportunity to create a transformative...more
Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 7 (July 2023) In two public talks this spring, Melanie Fontes Rainer, director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), said completing the 2021 proposed regulation extensively...more
Background - On July 1, an amendment to the Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act (the Act) will go into effect. The Act focuses on information safety and sets forth stringent requirements that prohibit health...more
General and specialty compliance training from the comfort of your home or office! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance training that includes updates on the...more
Recently, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued a new series of helpful FAQs related to its information blocking regulations. The new FAQs cover a wide range of topics, including the content and...more