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The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center’s September 19 Threat Briefing on Healthcare Technology Security

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 9/20/2024

As healthcare technology continues to evolve, so does the need for robust compliance strategies to safeguard patient information and ensure the integrity of medical devices. In a joint September 19, 2024 presentation, the...more

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 5, September 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/19/2024

Welcome to our fourth issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we take a look at the Biden administration's proposed insurance rule regarding mental health and substance use...more

Benefits Monthly Minute - September 2024

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 9/19/2024

The September Monthly Minute highlights the DOL’s extension of existing cybersecurity guidance to health and welfare plans and also addresses the new HIPAA reproductive health privacy rule....more

Federal Agencies Issue Warning Regarding Iran-Based Cyber Security Threats to U.S. Healthcare Entities

King & Spalding on 9/9/2024

On August 28, 2024, the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), together with the FBI and Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, issued an advisory to U.S. organizations, including healthcare...more

Navigating the Complex Landscape of AI Governance: Principles and Frameworks for Responsible Innovation

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/5/2024

In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping landscapes in the healthcare industry and beyond, understanding the governance of AI technologies is paramount for organizations seeking to utilize AI systems and...more

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 4, August 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/22/2024

Welcome to our fourth issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we address a variety of topics including a recent SCOTUS ruling and the potential impact on CMS, issues of patient...more

Privacy Briefs: August 2024

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 8/21/2024

On July 19, Change Healthcare Ince. filed a breach report with HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concerning its mammoth ransomware attack and breach. The organization’s breach report to OCR identifies just 500 individuals as...more

Seven Years After Worldwide NotPetya Attacks, OCR Singles Out PA System, Collects Nearly $1M

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 8/21/2024

Unleashed on June 27, 2017, NotPetya caused an estimated $10 billion in damages globally, among the costliest ransomware attacks in history. In 2018, the Trump administration—in tandem with the British government—blamed...more

DOJ Shows its Commitment to Cybersecurity Enforcement Through the False Claims Act

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/7/2024

At one time, False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and enforcement actions were largely focused on health care and defense contracts. While those two areas continue to dominate the FCA landscape, cybersecurity has emerged as...more

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 6, July 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/1/2024

Welcome to our seventh 2024 issue of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We have a few events we want to pass along to those interested in technology, but also other areas of law and business....more

Balancing Act: Industry Concerns Over CISA’s Proposed Cyber Incident Reporting Rule

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/22/2024

As discussed in our previous blog post, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is proposing a significant new rule to bolster the nation’s cyber defenses through mandatory incident reporting. While...more

Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Spring 2024

Jones Day on 7/22/2024

Welcome to Vital Signs, a curated compilation of the latest legal and regulatory developments in digital health. Our lead article reports on recent developments in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") regulatory...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 58

Dechert LLP on 7/19/2024

SEC Issues New Guidance as to 8-K Disclosures Relating to Cybersecurity Incidents - On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued new guidance on the agency’s guidelines for cybersecurity...more

Massachusetts Attorney General Announces Breach Resources for Consumers Impacted by Change Healthcare Breach

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 7/16/2024

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) issued an announcement last week to inform consumers who may have had their personal information breached in Change Healthcare’s cyberattack this past February. The AGO was...more

Privacy Briefs: July 2024

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 7/15/2024

Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health System said it experienced a breach impacting more than 1.27 million patients when a former employee of vendor Nuance Communications Inc., a Microsoft Corp. subsidiary, accessed patient...more

Akin Intelligence - June 2024

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/15/2024

Welcome to the June edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, the General Services Administration (GSA) launched its first AI-focused cohort of Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF), bringing together experts from across the...more

The Learned Concierge - July 2024, Vol. 10

Clark Hill PLC on 7/12/2024

The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more

CMS Announces 120-day Exception Period for No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution

Cozen O'Connor on 7/11/2024

Under the No Surprises Act, “open negotiation” is the period of time during which payers must disclose to providers important information regarding the claim at issue. On June 14, 2024, CMS announced a 120-calendar-day...more

Litigation Grows Around Website Technologies, With Focus on Sensitive Data

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/10/2024

Data privacy-related lawsuits have skyrocketed in recent years. Federal courts saw over 900 data privacy dockets in 2020 – but witnessed a surge to 1,767 dockets in 2023. At the halfway point in 2024, federal court data...more

HC3 Issues Threat Reports on Qilin + MoveIt

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/5/2024

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) provides timely updates to the health care sector on cybersecurity threats and mitigation. In the last several weeks, HC3 has issued two alerts worth paying close...more

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - June 2024 #4

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 7/1/2024

News Briefs - Survey Finds Decline in Telehealth Use Across Most Groups in 2022 - The percentage of adults who used telehealth in the past year dropped from 37 percent in 2021 to 30.1 percent in 2022, with declines observed...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

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - June 2024 #2

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 6/25/2024

News Briefs - Lawmakers Boosting Investigation of P.E. Role in Healthcare - Influential U.S. Senators are the latest to launch investigations into private equity's increasing role in owning and operating everything from...more

U.S. Implications of the EU AI Act

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 6/24/2024

The European Union (EU) is leading the global charge with AI regulations. U.S. companies are not beyond their regulatory reach, however, and should be preparing their AI risk mitigation efforts accordingly....more

The Health Record - Health Law Insights, Issue 2, June 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/21/2024

Welcome to our second issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter! SCOTUS Agrees to Review Medicare DSH Payments Case - “The suit, Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Becerra, was originally filed in...more

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