The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Final Rule on preventing access to US sensitive personal data, published in the Federal Register on January 8, 2025, will prohibit or significantly restrict the transfer of or other...more
Since the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in Facebook v. Duguid, which narrowly interpreted the dialing technologies that are considered an automated telephone dialing system (ATDS) regulated by the...more
1/23/2025
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On December 17, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP) published the Health Data,...more
1/15/2025
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Data governance is a mission-critical issue for every company and institution in the United States.
GCs face a host of pressing cybersecurity concerns. Triaging them requires time, attention, and a well-rounded strategy...more
8/18/2023
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Join Elliot Golding, Daniel Gottlieb and Amy Pimentel for a deep dive into how the new state privacy laws impact the healthcare and financial services industries....more
6/9/2023
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By January 31, 2023, general acute care hospitals, clinical labs and certain physician organizations and medical groups in California are required to enter into the Single Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) to participate in the...more
12/22/2022
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The US Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has raised many questions about potential efforts by law enforcement agencies to obtain data from healthcare and...more
7/11/2022
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For companies seeking to use, license, or otherwise commercialize health data, there are potential inconsistencies among the HIPAA de-identification standard, the CCPA definition of de-identified data, and GDPR requirements...more
2/26/2020
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A recent update to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website suggests that the answer is “yes”—though that depends on how one defines “soon.” According to its website, OMB received the Office of the National...more
On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General released proposed regulations to implement the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including substantial new requirements not included in the CCPA. Here we offer a...more
10/15/2019
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Information is one of your company’s most valuable assets. It is critical to remain vigilant to protect against the latest cybersecurity threats and to comply with expansive privacy obligations.
Join us in New York City for...more
5/20/2019
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Information is one of your company’s most valuable assets. Now more than ever before, it is critical to remain vigilant to protect against today’s latest cybersecurity threats and to comply with increasingly expansive privacy...more
The ONC recently released a proposed rule under the 21st Century Cures Act to promote interoperability of health IT and advance access, exchange or use of electronic health information. If finalized, the proposed rule would...more
3/28/2019
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The ONC finally released its long-awaited proposed rule to implement the “information blocking” prohibition of the 21st Century Cures Act by identifying conduct that is not information blocking. If finalized, ONC’s proposed...more
2/15/2019
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California’s Senate and Assembly unanimously approved AB 375 (also known as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018), on June 28, 2018. This new consumer privacy bill will be the most progressive and comprehensive privacy...more
Earlier this month, more than 45,000 attendees descended on Las Vegas, NV, for the nation’s largest annual health care technology conference: the 2018 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS18). Conversations and educational...more