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3 Takeaways From Recent Cyberattacks On Healthcare Cos.

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Significant data breaches have affected major players in the healthcare industry in the last year, with the methods of attack being as diverse as the affected entities themselves. Originally published in Law360 - June 4,...more

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Happy Halloween: RIP to the HIPAA Privacy Rule?

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As we settle into spooky season, let’s take a minute to consider a recent development in health care privacy as we ask ourselves, is this a trick or a treat?...more

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HIPAA Data Management Requirements for Electronic Protected Health Information

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While all companies must take measures to safeguard the privacy and integrity of their electronic data, covered entities and their business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...more

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Sense and Sensitivity: Latest FTC Enforcement Actions Continue Focus on Sensitive Health Data

We’ve talked before about the FTC’s focus on consumer health privacy. In cases against BetterHelp and GoodRx, a blog post announcing rules it intends to enforce in the space, and a report summarizing its recent privacy and...more

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Substance Abuse Disorder Records (42 CFR Part 2) Final Rule Is Here!

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released its anticipated Final Rule last week. The Final Rule revises...more

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My Health, My Data, My Class Action Lawsuit: Why the Washington My Health My Data Act Deserves EVERY Company’s Attention

To say there’s been a lot of new privacy law in the last decade is an understatement. For those of us who think we’ve “seen it all,” many of these new laws arrive and elicit a sense of challenge (for the optimists) or mild...more

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NYAG Issues Fine Against Law Firm for Data Breach

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on March 27, 2023 that she had levied a fine against law firm Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach LLP for failing to secure personal and health information of clients exposing the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Clinical Research and Patient Data Protection are at a Complicated Intersection

The privacy landscape in the United States and much of the world is quickly evolving around the framework of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) within the European Economic Alliance (EEA). Clinical trials involve...more

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HHS-OCR Guidance for Online Tracking Technologies

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The continued proliferation of tracking technologies has created a landscape of increased exposure for entities serving individuals online. As individuals are increasingly interacting with healthcare services providers...more

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OCR Warns Providers About Patient Data Trackers

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Earlier this week, our Fox partner Odia Kagan spoke on HIMSS TV about the risks associated with what may be a “blind spot” in your data privacy compliance efforts: the use of data trackers (such as cookies, tracking pixels,...more

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Federal Efforts Introduced to Protect Non-HIPAA Health Data

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Under federal law, much of the health data recorded from wearable devices, health care applications, and health IoT devices is beyond the reach of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which...more

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Renown Health Pays $75,000 to Settle Right-of-Access Violation Under HIPAA

Renown Health, P.C. (Renown), a non-profit health system in Nevada, settled with the U.S. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a matter resulting from an enforcement action for...more

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OCR Settles Another Right-of-Access Initiative Case

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a press release on November 12, 2020, announcing that it had settled its eleventh enforcement action in its HIPAA Right-of-Access Initiative. The settlement with Dr. Rajendra Bhayani,...more

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Data Breach Regulatory Settlements Update

Regulatory bodies are upping the ante when it comes to settling with companies that have suffered data breaches. In addition to the below settlements, see also the settlement between the OCR and Dignity Health....more

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CCPA Amendments Signed by Governor Newsom

Recently we wrote about two amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) that were awaiting signature on Governor Newsom’s desk: AB 1281 – which extends the one-year exemptions for employee information and...more

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The California Attorney General's Settlement with Glow: A Wake-Up Call for Consumer Health App Developers

Consumer-directed health apps are experiencing a boom thanks to COVID-19, as consumers seeking to avoid doctors’ office waiting rooms are increasingly relying on apps to measure and maintain their health.  That trend is...more

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OCR settles five additional cases in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative

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In 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced the Right of Access Initiative, promising to vigorously enforce the rights of patients to receive copies of their medical records...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert l March 2020

Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more

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Google Health's Partnerships Raise Privacy Concerns

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Google Health’s Partnerships Raise Privacy Concerns - Recently, Google has been at the center of privacy concerns due to its health- sharing collaborations with the University of Chicago Medical Center (the Medical Center)...more

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OCR Announces Second $85,000 Settlement for Alleged Violations of the Individual Right of Access under HIPAA

On December 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its second “HIPAA Right of Access Initiative” settlement of alleged HIPAA violations....more

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Applying the CCPA to Health Care: The HIPAA Exemption, Exercise Apps, and Marketing Data

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Despite its breadth, California's new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), creates an exemption designed around the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). That exemption is...more

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OCR begins HIPAA right of access enforcement initiative

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Over the past several years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has taken various steps to ensure compliance with the right of access by covered entities. The Phase 2 audits...more

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For First Time Ever, Government Brings HIPAA Enforcement Action Alleging Violations of Right to Access Medical Records

On September 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it had settled its first ever HIPAA enforcement action arising from alleged violations of the individual...more

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OCR Issues Five New HIPAA FAQs on Health Information Apps

On April 18, 2019, the Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued five new FAQs addressing the applicability of HIPAA to the use of software applications (apps) by individuals to receive health...more

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Some HIPAA Happenings

Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Regulations under Consideration - On December 14, 2018, HHS issued its Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rules to Improve Coordinated Care as part of its Regulatory Sprint to...more

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