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Don't Forget About ERISA in Your Health Plan’s Cybersecurity Efforts: Important Reminders for Plan Fiduciaries in the Wake of...

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Earlier this year, a cyberattack on a leading healthcare claims processing provider had an unprecedented impact on patients and healthcare providers across the country. While group health plans were not directly targeted in...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident: Financial Impact and Resulting Litigation

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On Feb. 21, 2024, the ransomware hacker group ALPHV, otherwise known as "BlackCat," disabled Change Healthcare's nationwide healthcare billing and information systems and demanded a ransom to unlock them....more

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Ounce of Prevention: Are You Keeping Track of Your Business Associate Agreements’ Requirements?

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Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009...more

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Insider Threats to Healthcare Data: What You Need to Know and 5 Steps You Can Take Now

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Healthcare data breaches are occurring more frequently and on larger scales than ever before – and while you defend against cyberattacks and other external threats, make sure you do not overlook the critical role your...more

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Ounce of Prevention: Do You Have Business Associate Agreements With Every Required Party?

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Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009...more

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Key Takeaways from OCR’s CY22 HIPAA Reports to Congress

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On February 14, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued its annual reports to Congress detailing its actions to enforce the privacy, security, and breach notification...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Significant New Healthcare Privacy and Cybersecurity Developments

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As the federal government continues to take action in response to events impacting the healthcare landscape, stakeholders must ensure that they are staying up-to-date with health information privacy and security developments...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

CISA issues proposed regs on cyber incident reporting

Yesterday, March 27, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. It is important to note...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

OCR at HHS Updates Guidance on Use of Online Tracking Technology by HIPAA-Regulated Entities

On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated its guidance on the use of online tracking technology by covered entities regulated by the Health...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - July 15th - 18th, Charlotte, NC

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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

HIPAA on the Horizon in the New Year: Important Lessons from an Active 2023 and Regulatory Initiatives to Watch for in 2024

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2023 marked 20 years since the first compliance deadline under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (“HIPAA”) privacy rule. Despite the two decades of experience with HIPAA, compliance continues to remain...more

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OCR’s October Initiatives: Strengthening Telehealth Security and HIPAA Compliance

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October has been a busy month for the OCR, which is tasked with enforcing the regulations issued under HIPAA. In the past week, the OCR released two new guidance documents aimed at reducing the privacy and security risks...more

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OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter Emphasizes Significance of HIPAA Sanction Policies

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently offered covered entities and business associates (Regulated Entities) not-so-subtle reminders in its October 2023 Cybersecurity Newsletter that effective sanction policies can...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

11 Years After First Disclosure, L.A. Care Pays $1.3M, Says ‘Processing Errors’ Caused Breaches

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) By 2016, it should have been clear to HIPAA covered entities that a security risk analysis—and corresponding risk management plan—were compliance basics. Yet, a new...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - May 8th - 11th, Chicago, IL

Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy Overview - Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - March 6th - 9th, Phoenix, AZ

Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - December 5th - 8th, Anaheim, CA

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

K&L Gates LLP

Health Care Triage: Cybersecurity & HIPAA: NIST’s Practical Guidance Updates for Covered Entities and Business Associates

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In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer and J.D. Koesters review key components of the recent National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) revised publication regarding cybersecurity. They highlight how this resource...more

Hanzo

HIPAA Compliance & the Role of Enterprise Information Archiving

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Most people have heard of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), so it’s not surprising that companies dealing with digital health information will have to be HIPAA compliant. To do so, any protected...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - August 22nd - 25th, Las Vegas, NV

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)

OCR: Current Fines Too Low to Spur Compliance; Agency Also Seeks Funding Boost, Injunctive Relief

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 5 (May, 2022) - Compared to other agencies, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is a little fish in the big federal pond, but it has an outsize effect on HIPAA covered entities (CEs) and...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Recent OCR HIPAA Enforcement Actions and Request for Information on HITECH Implementation

Enforcement Actions - In its first announcement of enforcement actions in 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) simultaneously announced the resolution of three...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Any Port in a Storm? OCR Seeks Comments on HIPAA “Safe Harbor” for Recognized Security Practices

Earlier this month, HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking comments on a statutory provision adopted last year that provides a quasi-safe harbor for entities that have voluntarily...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)

Safeguards in New National Network Include Insurance, App Mandates, Cybersecurity Council

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 2 (February, 2022) - The new national health information network calls for a number of privacy and security safeguards and standards that, in some instances, exceed what HIPAA covered...more

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