On August 29, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) withdrew its appeal of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s June 20, 2024, decision in American...more
9/4/2024
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On August 19, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) filed a notice of appeal of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s June 20, 2024, decision in American...more
8/28/2024
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In a consequential decision for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-regulated entities, on June 20, 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled in American Hospital Association...more
On April 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule to amend its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBN Rule). The HBN Rule works as a complement and counterpart to the breach notification requirements...more
5/29/2024
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Popular
On February 8, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) jointly issued a final rule to amend the...more
On March 18, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an update to its December 1, 2022, bulletin titled “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and...more
3/22/2024
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The Change Healthcare ransomware attack presents potentially significant ramifications for hospitals, health systems, pharmacies and others that rely on the organization’s tools for healthcare payment, revenue cycle...more
Several federal laws protect the “rights of conscience” of federally funded healthcare entities and healthcare providers and prohibit recipients of federal funds from requiring individuals to participate in actions that they...more
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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Data Protection ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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OCR ,
Personal Information ,
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Risk Management ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology Sector ,
Tracking Systems
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), at its May 18, 2023, open Commission meeting, voted unanimously to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR). The FTC’s proposed amendment...more
6/12/2023
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Mobile Apps ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Security Breach ,
Technology Sector
Building on the success of our inaugural conference, McDermott’s Digital Health Forum is back! Join senior leaders transforming digital health for ample networking opportunities and robust panel discussions on the business,...more
4/4/2023
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Business Development ,
Business Model ,
Business Operations ,
CEOs ,
Collaboration ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Digital Health ,
Diversity ,
Events ,
Founding Members ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Investors ,
Partnerships
In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published December 2, 2022 (the Proposed Rule), the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed long-awaited changes to the regulations protecting the...more
On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Bulletin on the obligations of covered entities and business associates (regulated entities) under the...more
12/6/2022
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Guidance ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Tracking Systems ,
Web Tracking
On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3–2 along party lines (with Republican commissioners dissenting) to issue a policy statement announcing an expansive interpretation of the FTC’s Health Breach...more
9/21/2021
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Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Digital Health ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI
Amid the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine became a vital resource for physicians and patients alike. Even with a potential “new normal” on the horizon, telemedicine is here to stay. But with the expansion of...more
3/26/2021
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Bodily Injury ,
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Indemnification ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Rates ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Physicians ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Vendors ,
Webinars
On December 10, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with proposed modifications to the Standards for the Privacy of...more
12/18/2020
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Healthcare ,
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Information Requests ,
Medicare ,
NPRM ,
OCR ,
Third-Party
Maintain Connections with Healthcare Leaders. Stay Current on Market Trends. Look Ahead to 2021 and Beyond.
Join us virtually for McDermott's signature HPE New York conference. We'll bring together preeminent healthcare...more
10/14/2020
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Banking Sector ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Investment Banks ,
Investors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Mental Health ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physical Therapists ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Vaccinations ,
Webinars
Maintain Connections with Healthcare Leaders. Stay Current on Market Trends. Look Ahead to 2021 and Beyond.
Join us virtually for McDermott's signature HPE New York conference. We'll bring together preeminent healthcare...more
10/13/2020
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Banking Sector ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Investment Banks ,
Investors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Mental Health ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physical Therapists ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Vaccinations ,
Webinars
Maintain Connections with Healthcare Leaders. Stay Current on Market Trends. Look Ahead to 2021 and Beyond.
Join us virtually for McDermott's signature HPE New York conference. We'll bring together preeminent healthcare...more
10/7/2020
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Banking Sector ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Investment Banks ,
Investors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Mental Health ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physical Therapists ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Vaccinations ,
Webinars
HPE New York brings together preeminent healthcare private equity executives and investment bankers and unmatched keynote speakers to your remote workspace in a cutting-edge format – unlike any other conference this...more
10/6/2020
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Banking Sector ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Investment Banks ,
Investors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Mental Health ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physical Therapists ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Vaccinations ,
Webinars
As the federal government, state governments, businesses and other entities continue their response efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the privacy and security of consumers’ personal health information remains a top...more
5/31/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Contact Tracing ,
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Data Collection ,
Data Security ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Geolocation ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government
On April 2, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights announced that it will not impose civil money penalties against covered entity health care providers or their business associates for a...more
As healthcare providers face surging demand for services arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are simultaneously dealing with related equipment, space and workforce limitations. In this environment, the US Department of...more
4/1/2020
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Business Continuity Plans ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Infectious Diseases ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Workplace Safety
Throughout the past year, the healthcare and life science industries experienced a proliferation of digital health innovation that challenged traditional notions of healthcare delivery and payment, as well as product...more
1/29/2020
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Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Enforcement ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Stark Law ,
Telemedicine
Recent months have seen a wave of ransomware attacks in the US healthcare industry, many involving a sophisticated strain of malware called Ryuk. To protect themselves, healthcare providers should review OCR’s recent guidance...more
12/12/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
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FBI ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Guidance ,
OCR ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
US-CERT