On December 1, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided guidance on the intersection of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the use of...more
On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Policy Statement instructing health app and connected device companies to comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule (“the Rule”). The Rule, codified...more
11/2/2021
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Data Breach ,
Electronic Devices ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Mobile Apps ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Security Breach
Over the last two months, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published guidance regarding the enforcement of HIPAA and its privacy and security requirements in response to the COVID-19 public health...more
5/6/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Facebook ,
Good Faith ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
SAMHSA ,
Telehealth