Penalties, Patient Privacy Rights

Medical Negligence And Its Liabilities Under UAE Law

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 7/8/2025

Medical practitioners form one of the most important professions in the world. The significance of this profession results in a high number of responsibilities on individuals in the medical field. The UAE Government has...more

Virginia's Protection of Reproductive Health Information Law – Part One, Scope, Applicability, and Penalties

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/27/2025

In Part One of this FAQ series, we break down Virginia's Senate Bill 754, Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc., reproductive or sexual health information (Act), which amends the Virginia Consumer Protection Act...more

Have You Done Your Part to Comply with Part 2 Changes?

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/15/2025

Important changes are coming to 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2), which deals with the confidentiality of patients’ substance use disorder (SUD) records. On April 16, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published...more

Privacy Briefs: May 2023

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 5/12/2023

Five former Memphis-based hospital employees and another man have pled guilty to unlawfully disclosing patient information in violation of HIPAA, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin Ritz announced....more

K&L Gates Triage: Protecting Patient Information in Bankruptcy Cases

K&L Gates LLP on 4/13/2018

In this episode, Margaret Westbrook discusses privacy issues that may affect health care providers when filing proofs of claim in the bankruptcy court. Given the potential for public access of these records, it is important...more

HITECH Omnibus Rule Basics

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 1/18/2013

As we pore through the 562-page HITECH Omnibus Rule released by the Department of Health and Services late yesterday afternoon, here are some top line bullet points...more