Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam recently signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) into law, making Virginia the second state, following California, to adopt comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation. ...more
Since the major HIPAA overhaul implemented in 2013, there have been few changes to HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification regulations. However, several HIPAA regulatory changes may now be on the way...more
7/16/2018
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Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
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Under the recently enacted Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, and implementing regulations, the definition of the HIPAA term "Business Associate" has been expanded. A "Business...more