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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2021

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CYBERSECURITY - Joint CISA/FBI Alert on Vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus - On December 6, 2021, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...more

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Phoenix Children’s Hospital Faces Privacy Lawsuit Over Inadvertent Release of Vaccine Exemption Information

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

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Vox Article on Vulnerabilities of COVID-19 Testing Registration System Serves as Reminder of the Dangers of Tracking Tech on HIPAA...

In 2018, we published an article on Walgreens’ use of session replay scripts and how such use could lead to an accidental data breach under HIPAA. Last week, an article in Vox explained how Walgreens was again apparently...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #275 – Think Twice Before Posting Your Vaccine Card on Social Media

Some of those who are fortunate enough to have received the COVID-19 vaccine are so excited that they have been posting their vaccine card on social media accounts. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #269 – COVID-19 Vaccine Scams are Rampant

Those of us who are not health care workers, essential workers or the highest-priority cohort in our state to receive the COVID-19 vaccine are patiently awaiting our turn....more

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Greater Baltimore Medical Center Hit with Ransomware

The Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) was hit with a ransomware attack over the weekend (December 5-6) that potentially delayed procedures planned for Monday. Cyber attacks against medical providers and hospitals are at...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Pandemic-based Cyber Attacks, Phishing Schemes & Data Breaches: Oh My!

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Never let a crisis go to waste. This appears to be the maxim of cyber criminals seeking to capitalize on cyber vulnerabilities posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 11. Privacy Briefs: November 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 11 (November 2020) - HHS Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (ONC) is giving health care organizations more time to meet new rules on information...more

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So, you want to record your lessons. What should you consider?

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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, school districts find themselves engaging in virtual education at unprecedented levels, and with this comes many questions that may not have been considered in the past, including whether...more

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What Can Marketers Learn from COVID-19 Privacy Considerations?

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Contact-tracing during COVID-19 raises data privacy implications for restaurants.  It cannot be argued that COVID-19 is anything but a gut-punch to the restaurant industry. Projections for business sustainability are low...more

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COVID-19 Update: OCR updates guidance on contacting former COVID-19 patients about blood and plasma donation to add health plans

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On August 24, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued amended guidance on HIPAA compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 12, 2020, OCR issued initial guidance on how the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits covered...more

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Dakotas Slip in COVID-19 Contact Tracing Privacy Protection

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Pandemic contact tracing is an important tool. Operating such a tool while respecting personal privacy rights can be tricky. Just ask the state governments of North Dakota and South Dakota. The governors of the Dakotas...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Reopening Plans and Recommended Protocols Beg New Privacy Issues

While far from getting us back to any kind of normal that predated the COVID-19 pandemic, states have begun to relax lockdown requirements and some previously-closed “nonessential” businesses are returning to operations. With...more

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COVID-19 and Data Protection Compliance: Italy

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Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and its development into a global pandemic, organizations have been implementing exceptional measures to safeguard employees, customers and others against the health threat that is being...more

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COVID-19 and Data Protection Compliance in France

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Following the outbreak of COVID-19, organizations have been implementing exceptional measures to maintain "business-as-usual" to the extent allowed by their particular circumstances and to protect their employees, customers...more

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HIPAA And Related Patient Privacy Considerations In The Wake Of COVID-19

The recent outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) in the United States has resulted in providers and governmental agencies striving to identify potential cases and contain further transmissions of the virus. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Privacy Crisis: Does Personal Privacy Matter During a Pandemic?

This is the first alert in a series of Bradley installments on privacy issues that may arise during the current COVID-19 pandemic. This first installment focuses on disclosure of personally identifiable health information...more

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COVID-19 Update: HHS issues limited 72-hour HIPAA waiver for hospitals

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On March 13, 2020, following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued, among others, the following HIPAA waiver...more

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OCR COVID-19 Updates on HIPAA and Anti-Discrimination Laws

Hospitals will have a limited waiver of HIPAA sanctions and penalties during the COVID-19 outbreak as a result of a bulletin issued on March 16, 2020 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services....more

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Privacy Considerations when COVID-19 Screening

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As Canada's federal and provincial health authorities address the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), various questions have arisen regarding the role that organizations should play in balancing the privacy of its employees,...more

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Coronavirus and Data Protection: Europe’s Data Protection Authorities’ Views

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Data protection authorities from around the world are stepping in to provide their input and guidance on the matter of data processing activities and the fight against the coronavirus.  Hogan Lovells’ global Privacy and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

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Blog: Managing COVID-19 Disruption: FERPA

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On March 12, 2020, the US Department of Education (ED) released FAQ guidance for all schools subject to the student privacy requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) related to implementing plans...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2020 #2

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City of Durham, NC Hit With Ryuk Ransomware - Another city—Durham, North Carolina—has become the victim of a ransomware attack stemming from a Russian hacker group following a successful phishing scheme. After falling...more

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Disclosing Information about the Novel Coronavirus under HIPAA

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Health care providers, health plans, and others who are subject to HIPAA are sure to have questions about when they may disclose information about individuals who have contracted, or been exposed to, Coronavirus (COVID-19)....more

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