As we reflect on the flurry of activity in the health care data privacy and security space in 2023 and look ahead to what will continue to be a busy 2024, we are seeing the early stages of federal agency movement to align the...more
1/26/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Mental Health ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCR ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Request For Information ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse ,
Transparency
On October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration released and signed an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (Executive Order) that articulates White House...more
11/3/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
LEAP ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Laws ,
Transparency
In April, 2020, in an effort to facilitate a national pivot to telehealth in light of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a policy...more
5/2/2023
/ Business Associates Agreement (BAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Subcontractors ,
Vendors
As illustrated by a recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settlement with a dental practice, health care entities continue to struggle with how to respond to negative online reviews while maintaining compliance with the HIPAA...more
A new California law (AB 1278) will require physicians and their employers to provide patients with several forms of notices about the Open Payments database, starting January 1, 2023. The law is intended to increase...more
10/11/2022
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
California ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Databases ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
Open Payments ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Sunshine Act
On June 22, 2022, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) issued guidance advocating for Congress and federal agencies to make permanent certain telehealth access measures for people struggling with...more