Privacy Laws, Electronic Medical Records, Healthcare

European Health Data Space Regulation enters into force

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/27/2025

March 26, 2025, marked a pivotal moment in the EU with the European Health Data Space Regulation, (EU) 2025/327 (“EHDS Regulation”), coming into force. The EHDS represents a transformative initiative by the European Union...more

Regulators Send Warning Letter to Hospitals and Telehealth Providers About Tracking Technology Use

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/25/2023

The FTC and OCR at HHS are continuing to scrutinize the use of tracking technologies that may reveal information about a person’s health or health status. Both agencies recently sent a letter to a reported 130 hospitals and...more

Changing Landscape: Federal and State Regulators Focus on Protecting Consumer Health Data

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/21/2023

Recent developments at the federal and state level demonstrate that regulators are focused on protecting consumer health data. Specifically, state and federal regulators want to close the gap between HIPAA-protected data and...more

FTC Continues to Signal Interest in Digital Health Industry, Publishing Updated Resources

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/15/2022

The FTC recently published two new resources for complying with the Health Breach Notification Rule. The Rule requires vendors of personal health records (PHR), PHR-related entities and service providers to these entities, to...more

HHS Publishes New Guidance on HIPAA and Cloud Computing

Stinson LLP on 10/27/2016

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a new guidance regarding HIPAA compliance and the use of cloud computing solutions. The guidance is intended to assist covered entities...more

OCR Enters into $750,000 Settlement with Physician Practice for HIPAA Violations

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/17/2015

On September 2, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Cancer Care Group, P.C., a thirteen-physician oncology practice in Indiana related to violations of the...more