In this episode of our “Florida Capital Conversations” podcast series, healthcare attorneys Mia McKown, Eddie Williams and Shannon Hartsfield discuss how privacy violations can put a healthcare practitioner's license at risk....more
An amendment to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was signed into law on Jan. 5, 2021, directing U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider "recognized security practices"...more
8/31/2021
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Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Incident Response Plans ,
New Legislation ,
NIST ,
PHI
The federal Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights, which enforces HIPAA, maintains a website with very helpful "frequently asked questions" (FAQs) regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule....more
4/23/2019
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Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
EHR ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Guidance ,
OCR
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Dec. 28, 2018, announced the release of the "Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients" that provides a "Call to Action" to make...more
1/14/2019
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Loss Prevention ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Theft ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Clinics ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Hospitals ,
Information Technology ,
Medical Devices ,
NIST ,
Patient Safety ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Standard of Care
On Dec. 28, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of voluntary cybersecurity practices and tools for the healthcare industry. The documents were the result of Section 405(d) of the...more
1/4/2019
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Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Act of 2015 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Clinics ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
HITECH Act ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation
Another government settlement demonstrates that not having a HIPAA compliance program can be costly. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced, on Dec. 4, 2018, that Advanced...more
12/6/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fines ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
OCR ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement Agreements
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG) announced a new cybersecurity website on Oct. 9, 2018.
The OIG stated that it has formed a Cybersecurity Team made up of "auditors,...more
When food and beverage companies think of their largest risks, data breaches have not historically come to mind, but this is changing because of reports in the past few months of major breaches by companies such as Noodles &...more
8/2/2016
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Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
ESOP ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
FSMA ,
IRS ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Registration Requirement ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retailers ,
Selling a Business ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions