The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently proposed a sweeping rewrite of the HIPAA Security Rule that, if finalized, will require that many Covered Entities and their...more
The increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the banking, insurance, and financial services industries has led the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or Department) to publish an Industry Letter on...more
The healthcare sector has seen an alarming uptick in cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware attacks, in recent years. In response to these cybersecurity threats, New York State is ramping-up efforts to protect patient...more
11/12/2024
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
New York ,
PHI ,
Regulatory Requirements
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) years-long effort to modernize its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) in the midst of a swiftly changing technological landscape appears to be coming to an end. On Thursday, May 30,...more
7/2/2024
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Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements
Direct-to-consumer health and wellness applications are forewarned: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), 16 C.F.R. part 318, that, if finalized, would cement...more
6/9/2023
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Policy Statement ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform