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A Balancing Act: Privacy Issues And Responding to A Federal Subpoena Investigating Transgender Care

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On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued more than 20 subpoenas to physicians and clinics (the “Providers”) who provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth. According to 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)

Privacy and Healthcare Business Associates with Isabella Porter

Isabella Porter is the director of compliance and privacy officer of District Medical Group and author of the chapter “Patient Privacy and Security: Business Associates” in the Complete Healthcare Compliance Manual. In this...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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

FBI: More Awareness, Due Diligence Needed To Fight China in New ‘Space Race’ for Data

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 10 (October, 2021) - Conducting a risk analysis is a basic tenet of security compliance, with the overarching goal of understanding where protected health information (PHI) “lives” in an...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Families Detail Years of Anguish, Pain As They Plead for Changes to Privacy Rule

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 7 (July, 2021) - ...These heartfelt comments are among those submitted to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in response to its January notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Webinar] Emerging Issues with Business Associates - July 29th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CDT

Learning Objectives: - Review the definition of a business associate under HIPAA - Understand common relationships that create gray areas in making determinations on whether business associate relationships exist -...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Protecting the Telehealth Consumer: FTC and State-Based Considerations - June 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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As the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is easing, telemedicine is facing an important crossroads. While telehealth services have demonstrated their value as an integral part of care delivery, federal and state waivers...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 25th Annual Compliance Institute - April 19th - 22nd, 9:30 am - 4:35 pm CDT

The Compliance Institute is celebrating 25 years! Join us for the Compliance Institute's 25th anniversary, April 19-22, 2021. This year, HCCA is excited to celebrate over two decades of compliance excellence with our...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care

Cook County Protective Order Template Violates HIPAA With Regard to PHI Disclosures: Hinshaw's Annual Guide to Key Illinois...

Is an insurer considered a "covered entity" subject to HIPAA regulations regarding protected health information? Rosemarie Haage v. Alfonso Monitel Zavala, et al. (State Farm Mutual Insurance Company,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Compliance: Top Takeaways from Foley and PYA’s Annual “Let’s Talk Compliance” Event

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For the second year in a row, Foley & Lardner LLP and PYA hosted a compliance master class on various health-related compliance issues. “Let’s Talk Compliance” is an annual one-day event featuring a panel of presenters that...more

Baker Donelson

Physicians, Think Before You Yelp??

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Health care providers should take heed of the $10,000 settlement announced on October 2, 2019 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and a small dental practice based on...more

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Physicians Convicted of Criminal HIPAA Violations but Avoid Jail: Lessons Learned?

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A pediatric cardiologist recently sentenced to six months’ probation is serving as the latest reminder that violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) can lead to more than civil monetary...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Company’s Vendor Suffers Breach, No Business Associate Agreement, $500K OCR Settlement

A Florida staffing agency which provides physicians to hospitals and nursing homes, has agreed to a $500,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. The settlement comes...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

HIPAA: Responding to Law Enforcement and Administrative Requests and Demands Part I

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") Privacy Rule attempts to strike a balance between the protection of a patient's privacy and the performance of important law enforcement functions. This...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

A New FBI Warning for Healthcare Providers

The FBI has issued new guidance specifically applicable to medical and dental facilities regarding the cybersecurity risk of File Transfer Protocol (“FTP”) servers operating in “anonymous” mode. FTPs are routinely used to...more

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Ransomware Reporting Requirements & New HHS Guidance

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Ransomware is malicious software that denies access to data, usually by encrypting the data with a private encryption key that is only provided once a ransom is paid. Sometimes the ransomware will actually destroy, steal, or...more

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Report Warns Providers of HIPAA Violations When Responding to Negative Online Reviews

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ProPublica, a public interest investigative newsroom, recently identified more than 3,500 one-star medical reviews on Yelp in which patients complained about privacy issues. ProPublica determined that “in dozens of instances,...more

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Recent Enforcement Shows the Importance of Encrypting Mobile Devices Containing Protected Health Information

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With headlines every day announcing another release of Protected Health Information (PHI), providers are asking themselves – is there a way to protect against these breaches? Beyond improving the security of large...more

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HHS Closes Out 2013 with 6th Resolution Agreement

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Throughout 2013, HHS OCR has stated that covered entities of all sizes need to give priority to securing ePHI. In addition, HHS OCR has recommended that covered entities identify and mitigate risks before an incident occurs....more

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