As more and more states consider consumer privacy laws, the first-of-its kind My Health My Data Act (the Act) could be a harbinger of health and wellness compliance requirements to come. The ramifications of Washington...more
2/16/2024
/ Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Healthcare ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
Washington
The 21st Century Cures Act (Act), enacted in December 2016, has received widespread coverage for funding biomedical research and streamlining the drug approval process. The Act also includes the Helping Families in Mental...more
2/3/2017
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Grants ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HRSA ,
Medicaid ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
Opioid ,
Pediatrics ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse ,
Underserved Locations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a new guidance regarding HIPAA compliance and the use of cloud computing solutions. The guidance is intended to assist covered entities...more
10/27/2016
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Cloud Computing ,
Cloud Storage ,
Covered Entities ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HITECH Act ,
New Guidance ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws
The European Court of Justice has declared invalid the Safe Harbor data-transfer agreement that has governed EU data flows across the Atlantic for the last 15 years. Thousands of U.S. companies have relied on the Safe Harbor...more
10/23/2015
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Binding Corporate Rules ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Edward Snowden ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Model Contracts ,
National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
On April 20, 2015, the Office of Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG), together with the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA), the American Health Lawyers Association...more
On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued an updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the effect of exclusion from participating in federal health care programs....more
On Friday, January 25, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the long-awaited final HIPAA Omnibus Rule, modifying the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement and Breach Notification Rules under...more
1/29/2013
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Compliance ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Protection ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Omnibus Rule ,
HITECH Act ,
Marketing ,
Notice Requirements ,
Subcontractors