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
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
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
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) didn’t mince words. On September 2021, it called out the health app industry for failing to understand the agency’s Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) and for not disclosing its...more