For the first time ever, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking enforcement under the Health Breach Notification Rule. This regulation requires certain businesses not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and...more
2/3/2023
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For years, patients and healthcare companies have been wrestling with privacy issues relating to cookies, pixels and other tracking technologies. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Civil Rights...more
12/5/2022
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• 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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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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A number of new developments have taken place related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security compliance, and enforcement is increasing. Healthcare providers, health plans and other...more
On June 20, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the Florida Information Protection Act of 2014. Passed by the legislature as CS/CS/SB 1524, its provisions are now law, and will be codified at Chapter 2014-189, Laws of Florida,...more
On April 30, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 1524, otherwise known as the Florida Information Protection Act of 2014. If signed by the governor, starting July 1, this bill will impose stringent new requirements on...more
The Ponemon Institute’s Fourth Annual Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security, dated March of 2014 and sponsored by ID Experts, is now available. The study, involving a sample of 91 organizations, contains both good news and...more