Privacy, Communications & Media Law, Health Law

"Eye on Privacy" Newsletter - May 2013

by Wendell Bartnick, Cedric Burton, Caitlin Courtney, Wendy Devine, Tonia Klausner, Anna Pateraki, Tracy Shapiro, Gerard Stegmaier | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/17/2013

In this issue: - FTC Issues New Guidance for Disclosures in Online Advertising - European Regulators Opine on "Purpose Limitation" Principle – What Constitutes "Compatible Use" in the Context of Big Data?...more

HIPAA Marketing and Sale Provisions: Legal Potholes for Providers, Payors, Advertisers, Data Aggregators, Market Researchers and...

by Lisa Clark, Emmy Monahan | Duane Morris LLP on 4/22/2013

HIPAA Marketing and Sale Provisions Under HIPAA - The privacy and security standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") and its regulations (the "HIPAA Rules") were designed...more

Personal Smartphones: A Ticking HIPAA/HITECH Time Bomb?

by Cory Fox | BakerHostetler on 4/10/2013

In this brave new world of health information privacy, many industry experts and healthcare organizations have emphasized the need to secure portable electronic devices such as laptops, issued to employees. But a recently...more

Cyberattacks a mounting challenge for employers

by Paul Cowie, Dorna Moini | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/10/2013

In a recent panel discussion, one of the speakers was a so-called "ethical hacker" - a hacker-turned-protector of employers' confidential information. As someone at the forefront of cyberattacks, the ethical hacker's opinion...more

Birmingham Medical News: I-Phone Or HIPAA-Phone?

by Kelli Carpenter Fleming | Burr & Forman on 4/9/2013

With the recent issuance of the long-awaited final rule by the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), the protection of patient information has been a hot topic among the health care industry the past few months....more

Time to Take Advantage of HIPAA Omnibus Rule's "Good News": Fundraising, Research, and Student Immunization Records

by Kristen Blanchette, Adam H. Greene | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/3/2013

The Omnibus Rule went into effect on March 26, 2013. While covered entities and business associates have until Sept. 23, 2013, to comply with new restrictions and obligations, they can take advantage of the rule’s benefits...more

Cybersecurity: President Obama’s Executive Order Is Only the Beginning

by David Ransom | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/14/2013

This On the Subject outlines why hospitals and financial services and communications companies should pay attention to the recent executive order entitled “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.”...more

Can Covered Entities Utilize Text Messaging and Text Paging Without Violating HIPAA?

by Cory Fox, Lynn Sessions | BakerHostetler on 3/11/2013

Text messaging allows healthcare providers to deliver simple, relevant, and customizable health information instantaneously to their patients, like reminders to obtain a vaccine, take a medication or come to an important...more

Two California Privacy Bills Introduced

by Jill Westmoreland | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 2/14/2013

California Assemblyman Isadore Hall introduced Assembly Bill 257 which addresses mobile privacy. The bill would codify many of the best practices proposed by the California Attorney General in her report titled “Privacy on...more

Burr Alert: New HIPAA Rules Issued: “Sweeping” Changes For Healthcare Providers And Business Associates

by Howard E. Bogard, Kelli Carpenter Fleming, C. Logan Hinkle, James A. Hoover, Debra Lee Mackey | Burr & Forman on 2/5/2013

On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released its long awaited final HIPAA rule, which significantly expands certain obligations for healthcare providers and their business associates (the...more

HEALTH REFORM: Four Key Areas of the New HIPAA Privacy Regulations

by Ross Friedberg, Robert Hudock, Adam Solander, Patricia Wagner | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 2/1/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") regulations (the "Omnibus Rule") implementing the statutory amendments under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical...more

Battling ‘Breach Fatigue’: How to Get Their Attention

by Greentarget on 1/28/2013

Healthcare professionals recently convened at the HIMSS Privacy & Security Forum in Boston to discuss the growing problem of data breaches and compromised patient privacy. Providers clearly need to take a strong approach to...more

HIPAA Omnibus Rule Released

by Adam H. Greene, Rebecca L. Williams | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/18/2013

At long last, after much delay and speculation, the HIPAA Omnibus Rule has been placed on display at the Federal Register in preparation for formal publication....more

Labor & Employment E-Note - January 2013

by Burr & Forman on 1/11/2013

In This Issue: - NLRB Protects Workers' Rights to Post About Job on Facebook - 6 States Ban Companies from Asking for Social Media Passwords - Health Law Requires Employers to Offer Family Care to All - Fiscal...more

Are Your Mobile Devices HIPAA Compliant? Practical Steps to Ensure Compliance

by Sarah E. Swank | Ober|Kaler on 1/7/2013

Mobile device use is becoming more commonplace in health care. Health care professionals use text messaging to communicate with each other about patient status. Medical schools now provide residents tablets to use as...more

Keep An Eye On Those Shiny, New Mobile Devices!

by Ryan Blaney | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 1/7/2013

As physicians, nurses, therapists and health care providers continue to utilize new smart phones, tablets, and laptops in caring for patients, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has responded with educational...more

Corporate Law Report: Cybersecurity, CEO Social Media, New Workplace Laws, Healthcare Reform in 2013 [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 1/4/2013

Our first Corporate Law Report of the new year offers executives and in-house counsel a look at some of the key stories we are following right now: What to do about Cybersecurity; how to handle social media from the...more

HHS Creates Mobile Device Privacy and Security Website: High Expectations for Mobile Device Security

by Adam H. Greene | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/21/2012

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently posted a website focusing on mobile devices and health information privacy and security at http://www.healthit.gov/mobiledevices. The website includes five videos on...more

FCC Will Work to Implement mHealth Task Force Report

by Mintz Levin - Communications on 10/5/2012

In a move he says will improve the quality of health care and cut health system costs, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the Commission will work toward implementing recommendations proposed by the mHealth Task Force,...more

Safeguarding Patient-Generated Health Information Created or Shared Through Mobile Devices

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/3/2012

Mobile health technologies are increasingly becoming a valuable tool for improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare. A current example of work in this area involves The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Project...more

Around the Virtual World - June 8, 2012

by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 6/8/2012

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - Social network LinkedIn reports stolen passwords - Ubisoft Wants 'Assassin's Creed' Copyright...more

FCC Proposes Bandwidth for Wireless Medical Monitoring

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 5/18/2012

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) frequently speaks about the "ubiquitous connected platform" that is being created by the ongoing use of private electronic devices, like smart phones and tablets, in a medical...more

Another Attempt to Curb the Sale of Prescription Data Comes Up Empty

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 2/29/2012

Last year, the Supreme Court limited the ability of states to regulate the sale of prescription data. In Sorrell v. IMS Health, the Supreme Court determined that a 2007 Vermont law that effectively banned the...more

"Skadden's 2012 Insights, January 2012: Regulatory"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/12/2012

In This Issue: - 126 Communications: Emerging Wireline, Media Ownership and Wireless Challenges - 128 Congressional Investigations: Anticipated Areas of Focus - 129 Environmental: The Potential Impact of EPA...more

Privacy and Data Protection 2011 Year in Review

by McDermott Will & Emery on 1/12/2012

A Look at Some of the Major Developments of 2011 Around the Globe, and a Prediction of What’s to Come in 2012 in the Areas of Privacy and Data Protection Privacy and data protection continues to be an exploding area of...more

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"Eye on Privacy" Newsletter - May 2013

HIPAA Marketing and Sale Provisions: Legal Potholes for Providers, Payors, Advertisers, Data Aggregators, Market Researchers and...

Personal Smartphones: A Ticking HIPAA/HITECH Time Bomb?

Cyberattacks a mounting challenge for employers

Birmingham Medical News: I-Phone Or HIPAA-Phone?

Time to Take Advantage of HIPAA Omnibus Rule's "Good News": Fundraising, Research, and Student Immunization Records

Cybersecurity: President Obama’s Executive Order Is Only the Beginning

Can Covered Entities Utilize Text Messaging and Text Paging Without Violating HIPAA?

Two California Privacy Bills Introduced

Burr Alert: New HIPAA Rules Issued: “Sweeping” Changes For Healthcare Providers And Business Associates

HEALTH REFORM: Four Key Areas of the New HIPAA Privacy Regulations

Battling ‘Breach Fatigue’: How to Get Their Attention

HIPAA Omnibus Rule Released

Labor & Employment E-Note - January 2013

Are Your Mobile Devices HIPAA Compliant? Practical Steps to Ensure Compliance

Keep An Eye On Those Shiny, New Mobile Devices!

Corporate Law Report: Cybersecurity, CEO Social Media, New Workplace Laws, Healthcare Reform in 2013 [Video]

HHS Creates Mobile Device Privacy and Security Website: High Expectations for Mobile Device Security

FCC Will Work to Implement mHealth Task Force Report

Safeguarding Patient-Generated Health Information Created or Shared Through Mobile Devices

Around the Virtual World - June 8, 2012

FCC Proposes Bandwidth for Wireless Medical Monitoring

Another Attempt to Curb the Sale of Prescription Data Comes Up Empty

"Skadden's 2012 Insights, January 2012: Regulatory"

Privacy and Data Protection 2011 Year in Review

Corporate Law Report: Cybersecurity, CEO Social Media, New Workplace Laws, Healthcare Reform in 2013 [Video]

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