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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Top 10 takeaways from the new HIPAA security rule NPRM

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

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Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Requires AI Governance

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In terms of healthcare data breaches, 2024 was the worst year ever, with the records of at least 53% of the U.S. population involved and two of the biggest healthcare data breaches of 2024 ranking in the top 10 of all time. ...more

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HHS Security Rule NPRM Proposes Makeover for Administrative Safeguard Compliance for Regulated Entities

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 exploring the proposed updates...more

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HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Privacy - New Administration Evaluating Its Position

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As the Trump administration stakes dramatically new positions on matters across the federal government, we are waiting to learn its view on the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule,...more

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Proposed Update to the HIPAA Security Rule

In early January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The Proposed Rule would modify the Security Standards for the Protection of...more

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HHS Proposes Significant Updates to HIPAA Security Rule

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On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

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HIPAA Security Rule Revamp Is on the Horizon

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On January 6, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published significant proposed amendments (proposed rule) to the Security Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and...more

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Fresh From the Oven: OCR-HHS Issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the HIPAA Security Rule

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‘Tis the season for holiday baking and the elves at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), have been diligently crafting their own holiday treat. On December 27,...more

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Federal Government Addresses AI Transparency and Safety in Healthcare

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On Oct. 30, President Biden signed an executive order calling for a coordinated government approach to establish new safeguards for AI safety and security in healthcare. In response to the executive order, on Dec. 14 the...more

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Proposed Penalties for Information Blocking Violations

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On October 30, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule establishing penalties for healthcare providers who violate the information blocking rules implemented under the 21st Century...more

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HHS Proposes Disincentives for Providers that Commit Information Blocking

On November 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule titled “21st Century Cures Act: Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

ONC Releases New Guidance FAQs on Information Blocking

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

McDermott Will & Schulte

OCR Corrects Past Misinterpretation of HIPAA Annual Penalty Limits, Signaling Potential Relief for Entities Facing Enforcement

On April 26, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notification of Enforcement Discretion Regarding HIPAA Civil Money Penalties (the Notice) to inform the public...more

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ONC Proposes to Define Conduct That Is Not Information Blocking under the Cures Act

The ONC finally released its long-awaited proposed rule to implement the “information blocking” prohibition of the 21st Century Cures Act by identifying conduct that is not information blocking. If finalized, ONC’s proposed...more

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