On August 29, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) withdrew its appeal of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s June 20, 2024, decision in American...more
9/4/2024
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American Hospital Association et al v Becerra Secretary Of Health And Human Services et al ,
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HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
OCR ,
Technology Sector ,
Tracking Systems ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
On August 19, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) filed a notice of appeal of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s June 20, 2024, decision in American...more
8/28/2024
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American Hospital Association et al v Becerra Secretary Of Health And Human Services et al ,
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
OCR ,
Technology Sector ,
Tracking Systems ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
In a consequential decision for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-regulated entities, on June 20, 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled in American Hospital Association...more
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
6/24/2024
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Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
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Pharmacies ,
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State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
WHERE VALUE-BASED CARE MEETS THE BUSINESS OF HEALTHCARE -
Join hundreds of c-suite leaders, investors, operators and counsel in the healthcare capital of the United States for a deep dive into the key business and policy...more
5/6/2024
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Business Development ,
Business Model ,
Business Opportunities ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Data Privacy ,
Events ,
Exceptions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Innovation ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Joint Venture ,
Partnerships ,
PHI ,
Risk Adjustment Formula ,
Risk Management ,
Safe Harbors ,
Specialty Healthcare ,
Value-Based Care
On March 18, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an update to its December 1, 2022, bulletin titled “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and...more
3/22/2024
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Covered Entities ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Guidance Update ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Tracking Systems ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
The Change Healthcare ransomware attack presents potentially significant ramifications for hospitals, health systems, pharmacies and others that rely on the organization’s tools for healthcare payment, revenue cycle...more
Data governance is a mission-critical issue for every company and institution in the United States.
GCs face a host of pressing cybersecurity concerns. Triaging them requires time, attention, and a well-rounded strategy...more
8/18/2023
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Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
OCR ,
Personal Information ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Factors ,
Risk Management ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology Sector ,
Tracking Systems
In this session, panelists discussed recent technological, payment and regulatory trends in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) space, with a focus on implementing and managing bundled payments. The group also explored...more
On December 10, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with proposed modifications to the Standards for the Privacy of...more
12/18/2020
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Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Access Request ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Information Requests ,
Medicare ,
NPRM ,
OCR ,
Third-Party
The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued updated guidance on contacting former COVID-19 patients about blood plasma donation in light of the privacy protections...more
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued additional guidance today, March 25, 2020, regarding disclosures of protected health information (PHI) to law enforcement, paramedics,...more
In response to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, US state and federal government agencies are promoting expanded use of telehealth. Prior to and following president Trump’s declaration of a national emergency...more
In response to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, US state and federal government agencies have worked to promote utilization of telehealth. Prior to and following President Trump’s declaration of a national...more
Since the passage of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in 2008, it has been used by plaintiffs’ attorneys to sue companies that use biometric identification technologies. Many BIPA cases have failed...more
2/7/2019
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Amusement Parks ,
Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Fingerprints ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Standing ,
Statutory Damages ,
Statutory Violations ,
Written Consent
In its tenth OCR Cyber Awareness Newsletter of the year (Newsletter), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reminded HIPAA-covered entities and business associates of the importance of selecting an appropriate authentication...more
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights recently posted guidance clarifying that a business associate such as an information technology vendor generally may not block or terminate access by a...more
10/27/2016
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Business Associates ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Blocking ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
EHR ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
OIG ,
PHI ,
Privacy Rule ,
Vendors
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) covered entities have reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently sent pre-audit screening surveys...more
5/18/2015
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Breach Notification Rule ,
Business Associates ,
Covered Entities ,
De-Identified Protected Health Information ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Records ,
OCR ,
PHI
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently transmitted HIPAA pre-audit screening surveys to covered entities that may be selected for a second phase of HIPAA compliance audits...more