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HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule – published Jan. 25, 2013

by Diane Felix | Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 2/13/2013

Six Points Health Care Professionals and Organizations (and those who do business with them) Need To Know NOW: - Possible fines have increased dramatically. Under prior law, fines were capped at $100 per violation, with...more

Blood Bank Settles FTC Complaint About Customer Data Privacy

by Jeff Ifrah on 2/11/2013

Any company that collects personal information about individuals, such as credit card numbers and social security numbers, must be very careful about the way in which it stores and secures that information. Even a blood bank...more

Final HIPAA Regulations: What's Changed (and What Hasn't) for Group Health Plans

by Andrew Elbon, B. David Joffe, Jack Levy, Gordon Earle Nichols, Laura Schiele Robinson, Jay Turner | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/8/2013

The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) has issued final regulations modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Privacy, Security, Breach...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

The Download - January 2013

by Emilio W. Cividanes, Kelly DeMarchis, Stuart P. Ingis, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Michael Signorelli, Julia Kernochan Tama, Ariel S. Wolf | Venable LLP on 2/5/2013

In this issue: Heard on the Hill - Congress Updates the Video Privacy Protection Act - Congressional Developments in Mobile Privacy Around the Agencies: - FTC Updates COPPA Rule - Mobile Privacy Still...more

McAfee & Taft Healthcare Industry Alert: New HIPAA regulations - Begin your compliance review now

by Patricia Rogers | McAfee & Taft on 2/4/2013

On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule amending the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security regulations and implementing the Health...more

FTC Fines Path Mobile Social Networking App $800,000 for Privacy Breaches

by Karen H Bromberg | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 2/4/2013

The developer of the popular Path social networking app for mobile devices has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived users by collecting their personal information without their consent. As part...more

A Detailed Analysis of Changes to HIPAA and the Implications for Healthcare Providers and Others in the Healthcare Industry: HIPAA...

by Jill Girardeau | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 2/1/2013

Changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule: Background: The HIPAA Privacy Rule governs the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (“PHI”). Prior to the HITECH Act, the Privacy Rule only applied to Covered Entities...more

The HIPAA “Omnibus” Final Rule - Revisions to the Rules on Breach Notification; Notice of Privacy Practices; and Marketing and...

by Deborah Grace, Rose Willis | Dickinson Wright on 2/1/2013

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (the "Department") issued the "Omnibus" Final Rule (the "Final Rule") on January 17th, 2013. The Final Rule contains long-awaited rules and clarifications regarding...more

New HIPAA Omnibus Rule Implementing Provisions Of The HITECH Act: An Overview Of Changes

by Sarah E. Lysons, Anne Redman, John Roche, Margret Warrick Truax, Linda Walton, Christine Williams | Perkins Coie on 1/29/2013

Final implementing regulations for many provisions of the HITECH Act (Health Insurance Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) were issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently, and appeared...more

OCR Issues Long-Awaited Omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Rules: Significant Changes for Business Associates and Breach Analysis

by King & Spalding on 1/25/2013

The wait is finally over. On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued the final “omnibus” rule modifying the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification...more

A Comprehensive Summary of the Final Omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Rules: Key Provisions and What They Mean for You

by Elizabeth Johnson | Poyner Spruill LLP on 1/25/2013

Executive Summary - On January 25, 2013, the Federal Register will publish final omnibus rules written by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to modify the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach...more

HHS Finalizes Comprehensive Modifications to HIPAA Regulations in Omnibus Final Rule

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/25/2013

On Thursday, January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) released in pre-publication form the rule commonly known as the “HIPAA Omnibus Rule,” which we refer to below as the...more

HHS Issues Final Omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Rule

by Jeffrey Bates, M. Leeann Habte, Leigh Riley, R. Michael Scarano Jr., Lawrence Vernaglia, Michael Woolever | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/24/2013

On January 17, 2013, the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the long-awaited omnibus final rule (the Rule) implementing changes in current regulations under the Health...more

New Omnibus Rule Released: HIPAA Puts on More Weight

by Louisa Barash, Kristen Blanchette, Jane Eckels, Adam H. Greene, Edwin D. Rauzi, Kent B. Thurber, Rebecca L. Williams | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/24/2013

On Jan. 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the long-awaited “Omnibus Rule,” which amends the administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more

U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services Publishes Final HIPAA Rule Alert

by Patricia Calhoun | Carlton Fields on 1/24/2013

The final rule (1) makes final modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability of 1996 Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules mandated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and...more

HHS Overhaul of HIPAA: Summary of New Obligations for Covered Entities and Business Associates

by Joshua Freemire, Sarah E. Swank, James Wieland | Ober|Kaler on 1/24/2013

On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules [PDF] (the Final Rule) under the authority of the HITECH...more

Prepare for HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes

by William Fisher, Jillian Gordon, Katherine Patton Noll, Mary Potter, Joshua Sutin | Cox Smith on 1/24/2013

On January 17, The Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) filed a long-awaited final rule interpreting the provisions of HIPAA. The rule makes final, supplementary changes to Health Information Technology for Economic...more

Top Ten Ways To Manage Cyber Risk

by Katherine Dawson Varholak, Brooke Yates | Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 1/22/2013

This is the second installment of our series on Cyber Risk: Are you Protected? This article highlights the top ten ways to manage cyber risk, including strategies for preventing a cyber breach, creating a response plan in the...more

Final Omnibus HIPAA Rule Released By HHS

by Erin Fleming Dunlap, Rebecca Frigy, Matthew Murer, Thomas O'Donnell | Polsinelli on 1/22/2013

On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an advance copy of the final omnibus rule which implements changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and the...more

Health Law: OCR Has Been Busy - New Rules and Ability to Release Information in an Emergency

by Jo Ellen Whitney | Davis Brown Law Firm on 1/22/2013

On Jan. 15, Leon Rodriguez, Director of the Office of Civil Rights, released a letter to the nations’ healthcare providers reiterating adherence to what many commonly refer to as the Tarasoff standard....more

Privacy in Latin America

by Cynthia J. Rich, Marian Waldmann, Miriam Wugmeister | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/14/2013

Originally published in Privacy & Security Law Report on January 7, 2013. The privacy landscape in Latin America is undergoing significant changes. With the enactment or implementation of laws in Colombia, Costa Rica,...more

How to Ensure That Your Company’s Data Doesn’t Get Lost in the Clouds

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 1/14/2013

Within the past few years cloud computing has become popular with respect to everyday personal and business productivity. Between email, file sharing, word processing, web chatting and social media, the cloud concept has...more

Data Privacy And Security Risks

by Michael Volkov on 1/7/2013

If there is one issue which causes sleepless nights for business executives, it has to be data privacy and security. While the laws are still being updated and drafted for new technologies and new threats, businesses need to...more

Beyond The Privacy Policy: New Guidance

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 12/26/2012

On September 5, 2012, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (“IPC”) released a new guidance paper, entitled “A Policy is Not Enough: It Must be Reflected in Concrete Practices”. This guidance paper will be...more

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