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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Public Disclosure

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OCR Issues Guidance Regarding COVID-19, HIPAA, and Disclosures to First Responders and Public Health Authorities

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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued additional guidance today, March 25, 2020, regarding disclosures of protected health information (PHI) to law enforcement, paramedics,...more

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HIPAA: Privacy Required, Even When Information Goes Public

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A celebrity collapses on stage and is rushed to the hospital. Rumors race through social media faster than the ambulance can navigate city streets. Was it exhaustion? Was it her heart? Was there a gunshot? ...more

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Memorial Hermann’s Use of Patient Name in Press Release Leads to $2.4 Million HIPAA Settlement

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced another large HIPAA-related settlement last week with Memorial Hermann Health System (Memorial Hermann), the largest not-for-profit...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2017"

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss how the prospect of a new chair and three new commissioners at the FTC may impact the agency's approach to cybersecurity regulation, a new Massachusetts...more

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Two Additional HIPAA Settlements Demonstrate Breadth of HIPAA Enforcement Activity

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During the week of April 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced two significant settlements with a large New York City hospital and a North Carolina orthopaedic...more

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Employment Law Blog - Lucky 13 - The Office of Civil Rights Enters into its 13th Corrective Action Plan

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Charged with enforcing HIPAA and chided along by Congress to do a more proactive enforcement job, the Office of Civil Rights at HHS has entered into its 13th Corrective Action Plan for a covered entity....more

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OCR Settles with Shasta Regional Medical Center for $275,000

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The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced a $275,000 settlement with Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) on the heels of an investigation triggered by a Los Angeles Times article indicating that senior...more

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