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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - July 2024 #3

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 8/5/2024

News Briefs - Joint Employer Rule Withdrawn by National Labor Relations Board - The National Labor Relations Board withdrew its appeal of a district court ruling that enjoined its "joint employer" final rule....more

2024 HIPAA Developments

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/28/2024

Over the course of the past few months, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), both of which are divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and...more

Medical Records Scams: What You Need to Know

Baker Donelson on 6/24/2024

In today's digital age, the health care industry faces a growing threat from scammers who don't have to use sophisticated cyberattacks; they can use the most routine task to steal information from unwitting and...more

Privacy Briefs: March 2024

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 3/12/2024

Research from Guidepoint Security found that 2023 saw an 80% increase in ransomware activity year-over-year, driven in part by multiple mass exploitation campaigns impacting hundreds of organizations. In total, the report...more

How Did They Get My Protected Health Information?

Dickinson Wright on 3/6/2024

It is no secret that protected health information (or “PHI”) is more and more at risk for cybersecurity attacks. In 2022 (the most recent year this statistic is available), the Department for Health and Human Services Office...more

Rise in Healthcare Data Breaches & the Impact for Healthcare Providers in 2024

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/4/2024

The healthcare sector is increasingly facing cyber-threats with ransomware and hacking at the forefront. In the last five years, there has been a staggering 256% rise in significant hacking-related breaches and a 264% surge...more

HIPAA Breach Notifications – A Question of Timing

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/5/2024

You are the HIPAA privacy official of a hospital or health plan (a covered entity under HIPAA). You receive an email from a vendor that handles protected health information (a business associate), informing you that one month...more

New York May Be Paving the Way for State-level Cybersecurity Regulations on Health Care Facilities

Cozen O'Connor on 11/29/2023

Last month, a cyberattack forced two New York hospitals to divert and even discharge some patients to other facilities, while the affected hospitals shut down their IT systems to address the issue and restore their secure...more

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - November 2023 #1

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 11/8/2023

News Briefs - Biden Executive Order Aims to Bolster AI Security in Healthcare - The Biden Administration issued what it's calling a "landmark" executive order designed to help channel the significant promise and manage the...more

Podcast: Keeping an Eye on HIPAA Trends with Shannon Hartsfield

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/10/2023

In this episode of our “Florida Capital Conversations” podcast series, healthcare attorney Shannon Hartsfield joins to discuss recent enforcement trends with regard to protected health information and the Health Insurance...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

HHS and FTC Fire a Warning Shot at Healthcare Companies Using Online Tracking Technologies

Alston & Bird on 7/21/2023

On July 20, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a joint letter sent to approximately 130 hospital systems...more

Focus on Electronic Health Information

Burr & Forman on 5/15/2023

There have been several recent governmental actions which highlight the balance between securing electronic patient information and the need for interoperability and appropriate exchange of such information. This article will...more

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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 3/8/2023

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

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2023

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 2/16/2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 2 (February 2023) DCH Health Systems, based in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said it fired an employee in December after a routine privacy audit revealed evidence that the worker had accessed some...more

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 1. Privacy Briefs: January 2023

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 1/17/2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 1 (January 2023) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said a data breach at a Medicare subcontractor impacted the personally identifiable information and protected...more

Espacio Europeo de Datos Sanitarios: una revolución para la historias clínicas electrónicas

Hogan Lovells on 1/16/2023

Los prestadores de asistencia sanitaria almacenan y utilizan historias clínicas electrónicas ("HCE") en el contexto de la prestación de dichos servicios sanitarios. Sin embargo, la configuración de dichas HCE por parte de los...more

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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 12/2/2022

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

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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 11/1/2022

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

OCR Reminds Healthcare Providers and Their Business Associates – You Need an Incident Response Plan!

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/31/2022

We have been quite busy this October, which happens to be National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. But, we did not want to let the month go by without some recognition; and we are grateful to the HHS Office for Civil Rights...more

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 7th - 9th, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CST

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 9/1/2022

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us virtually at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance...more

Metaverse Health: A Chance to Respawn Data Interoperability, Privacy, and Security

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing on 7/5/2022

As we all try to keep up with the Metaverse and as the healthcare system wilts under a data deluge, the convergence of realities in a shared online space is not merely a chance for practitioners and patients to find each...more

Privacy Tip – Health Care Sector Continues to Be Hit with Ransomware

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 6/29/2022

According to the 2022 State of Ransomware Report issued recently by Sophos, it surveyed 5,600 IT professionals from 31 countries, including professionals in the health care sector. Those professionals in the health care...more

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 5. Privacy Briefs: May 2022

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 5/9/2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 5 (May, 2022) - A law firm in Evansville, Indiana, is considering pursuing claims involving a physician who spoke with women at a bar and then allegedly looked up their medical records, the...more

Federal Contractors on Notice After DOJ Announces First Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative Settlement

Troutman Pepper on 4/25/2022

On February 28, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to a $930,000 settlement with Comprehensive Health Services (CHS) to resolve False Claims Act allegations. The resolution represents the department’s first...more

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