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Federal Trade Commission Provides New Guidance on its Health Breach Notification Rule for Health Apps and Connected Devices

On September 15, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a policy statement (“Statement”) addressing the scope of its Health Breach Notification Rule (“Rule”) on health apps and connected devices. The Rule, first issued...more

9/22/2021 / Breach Notification Rule , Data Breach , Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) , Mobile Health Apps , New Guidance , PHI

The Arizona Supreme Court Joins Other States in Ruling that HIPAA Can Be Used to Establish the Standard of Care in a Negligent...

On March 8, 2021, the Arizona Supreme Court held in Shepherd v. Costco1 that the plaintiff, Greg Shepherd, was permitted to bring a negligence claim for wrongful disclosure of medical information and that the Health Insurance...more

3/11/2021 / AZ Supreme Court , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Good Faith , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) , Immunity , Negligence , Private Right of Action , Sensitive Personal Information , Standard of Care

HIPAA Violation — Pharmacy Held Liable for Employee’s Misdeeds

Recently, the Indiana Court of Appeals let stand a $1.4 million jury verdict against a national pharmacy chain for its employee pharmacist’s unauthorized disclosure of a customer’s confidential medical records. Given the...more

1/26/2015 / Appeals , Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) , Jury Verdicts , Patient Confidentiality Breaches , Pharmaceutical Industry , Unauthorized Disclosure , Vicarious Liability , Walgreens

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