‘Tis the season for holiday baking and the elves at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), have been diligently crafting their own holiday treat. On December 27,...more
1/2/2025
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On February 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a notice in the Federal Register regarding reinstatement of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”)...more
2/16/2024
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This is Part Six in a series of legal updates on the Washington My Health My Data Act (“WMHMDA”) in which Quarles continues its deep dive into the various factors and intricacies of WMHMDA that are creating waves in the...more
Oh say, can you see, Part 5 in our Washington My Health My Data Act series? This is the fifth installment in our series on the Washington My Health My Data Act (“WMHMDA”)....more
While it is not officially summer, it is after Memorial Day, a.k.a. the perfect time to pick out your beach reads. We recommend bumping Quarles’ series on the Washington My Health My Data Act (“WMHMDA”) to the top of your...more
As we settle in to 2023 and return to our “circle back in the new year” projects, it is a good time to catch up on data privacy and security updates from the end of 2022 and set priorities for 2023. To help you start the year...more