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EMA Finalizes Guidance on Safeguarding PPD and CCI in Clinical Trial Filings in the European Economic Area (EEA)

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) published Version 1.1 of its “Guidance on how to approach the safeguarding of personal protected data (“PPD”) and commercially confidential information (“CCI”) while using the Clinical...more

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ARx Patient Solutions Files Notice of Data Breach Affecting 41,116 Individuals Following Compromised Email Account

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On June 30, 2023, ARx Patient Solutions filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an employee’s M365 email account was accessed by an unauthorized party. In this notice, ARx...more

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Data Classification Policy: What it is and How it Can Boost Your Information Governance Efforts

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An estimated 82% of the data breaches that occurred in 2022 involved human error or intentional misconduct. That’s why organizations need to be diligent in protecting their data from both internal and external threats. One...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Protecting Employees' Private Health Information from a Cyberattack in the Age of COVID-19

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With COVID-19, employers are receiving and processing an ever-increasing amount of their employees' confidential health information. From COVID-19 test results to vaccination status, many employers are routinely collecting...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

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

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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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Big tech’s access to medical records

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Recent high-profile news articles have drawn public attention to large technology companies’ access to medical information. As a result, health care entities need to prepare for questions about this topic and increased...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

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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

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HIPAA-Covered Entities: It’s Time to Cover Yourself - Are you prepared for Colorado’s new data breach law to take effect?

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On May 29, 2018, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed changes to Colorado law that significantly increase potential data breach burdens and financial penalties on entities operating in Colorado.1 Beginning September 1,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Der Markteintritt für deutsche IT Firmen aus dem Bereich des Gesundheitswesens

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With expenditures of over $ 3 trillion of market in the field of health care in the United States is huge. Incentives of the Federal Government for the introduction of electronic medical records resulted increasingly in the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

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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Blog: Connecticut Court Holds HIPAA Does Not Preempt Common Law Claim for Breach of Confidentiality

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The Connecticut Supreme Court held that the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) does not bar individuals from bringing negligence and emotional distress claims under state common law for breach...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FTC Files Complaint Against Lab Over Failed Health Information Security

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In a reminder that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), with its HIPAA security requirements and enforcement authority, is not the only game in town when it comes to health information privacy, the...more

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Seven-Figure HIPAA Settlement Prompted by Photocopier Breach

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The Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) latest seven-figure fine for HIPAA violations resulted from a failure to remove protected health information or “PHI” from the hard drive of a leased photocopier. The $1,215,780 settlement...more

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