Healthcare Document Retention
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 190: Healthcare Tech and Human Resources with Shannon Frazier, HR Executive Director at Lenovo
The Chartwell Chronicles: Occupational Exposure Claims
Proof in Trial: Appellate Edition: Integra Med Analytics LLC et al. v. Providence Health & Services et al.
Hospice Audit Series | Painting the Picture: How to Advocate for Clinical Hospice Eligibility in the Audit Appeal Process
2022 Resolutions: What Healthcare Practices Need To Tackle In the New Year
Podcast: Are Vaccine Passports the Key to Reopening? - Diagnosing Health Care
Compliance Perspective: What's New in Healthcare Privacy
Workers' Compensation Academy: The Smoking Gun: Importance of Investigation in Insurance & Workers’ Compensation
From NC State to Changing the State of Health Information Networks, with Medicom Technologies’ Malcolm Benitz
Protecting Patient Medical Records
Exploring Digitization of Health and Medical Data and Records Part Two
Patient Records Requests: What You Need to Know
Technology in Healthcare
Following a high-profile cyber-attack earlier in the year which impacted the medical data of NHS patients, the English High Court granted Synnovis an interim injunction which prevents the publication of the stolen data. This...more
This year, the federal government has made significant changes to longstanding health care privacy rules, while state lawmakers continue to enact privacy restrictions on consumer health data. These reforms modify legal...more
On April 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Final Rule that amends the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR or Rule) to significantly broaden the FTC’s enforcement power in the area of digital health....more
Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised when it was transmitted to tech giants Google, Microsoft Bing and X (formerly Twitter) when...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced two proposed settlement agreements (in the form of a stipulated order) (the “consent orders”) with Monument, Inc., an alcohol addiction treatment service, and Cerebral,...more
In Argentina, data protection is governed by comprehensive legislation aimed at safeguarding individuals' personal data. Below you will find an outline of the key aspects including governing legislation, exploring their scope...more
Governor Newson recently signed two amendments to the CCPA strengthening protections for certain data types. The changes go into effect January 1, 2024....more
A former hospital worker in Arizona was sentenced to 54 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to two felony counts involving identity theft and health information disclosure. In the plea deal,...more
The FTC recently proposed amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR). This is on trend with its aggressive interest over the last couple of years in health data not covered by HIPAA....more
The European Health Data Space Regulation (still a proposal) will bring huge changes to the handling and possibilities of electronic health records in the European Union. It will create a common environment, with...more
The start of 2023 has brought with it significant changes to data privacy – new state laws concerning data privacy came into effect January 1 (the California Privacy Rights Act and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act),...more
Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 9 (September, 2022) - More than 92% of patients believe privacy is a right and their health data should not be available for purchase, according to a survey from the American Medical...more
In this four-part series, Conyers continues diving into different topics relating to Bermuda’s privacy legislation, including: why we need privacy legislation and its purpose, how to prepare for the Personal Information...more
The FTC recently published two new resources for complying with the Health Breach Notification Rule. The Rule requires vendors of personal health records (PHR), PHR-related entities and service providers to these entities, to...more
You’ve probably either played the game “Whac-a-Mole” yourself as a kid, or you watched your kid play it, at a Chuck E. Cheese or another similar arcade. It’s a simple game with five holes in which moles pop up and a soft...more
Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 12 (December, 2021) - Huntington Hospital in New York has sent notices to approximately 13,000 patients about an incident that happened in late 2018 and early 2019 involving a night shift...more
An apparent email snafu has led to the filing of a putative class action against the Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The allegations stem from an email that was allegedly sent out to 368 people that outlined the protocols for...more
Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 10 (October, 2021) - A massive data breach at University of New Mexico (UNM) Health may have allowed a third party to obtain medical records from more than 600,000 patients—more than a...more
In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer interviews Gina Bertolini and Desiree Moore about the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) policy statement regarding the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule and its applicability to vendors...more
NFTs – or non-fungible tokens – are increasingly popular among artists, sports figures, and the video game industry. But NFTs (some selling for upwards of eight figures) are not just for gamers, Mark Cuban, and the ultra...more
Report on Patient Privacy 21 no. 9 (September, 2021) - DuPage Medical Group in Chicago said that the personal information of more than 600,000 patients may have been compromised in a July cyberattack. The medical group,...more
Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 14 (April 12, 2021) - When employees are required to show their employers proof of a positive COVID-19 test before they get sick leave or a vaccination before returning to work, the...more
2020 was an active year for HIPAA regulatory activity by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). In this article, we take a look at some of the HIPAA highlights from 2020 and...more
Report on Patient Privacy 18, no. 1 (January 2021) - The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled its 13th enforcement action in its Right of Access Initiative, first announced in 2019 to support individuals’ rights to...more
On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed revisions to the HIPAA Privacy Rule that would significantly impact the day-to-day operations of HIPAA covered entities. In this...more