California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

2024 Privacy Law Preview

WilmerHale on 1/17/2024

As we have detailed previously, 2023 was a landmark year for privacy law, featuring numerous developments at the federal, state and international levels, ranging from newly enacted statutes to massive regulatory enforcement...more

Diving into the Washington My Health My Data Act - Part Two: Consumers Covered by WMHMDA

Quarles & Brady LLP on 6/9/2023

This is Part Two in a series of legal updates on the Washington My Health My Data Act (“WMHMDA”) where Quarles is doing a deep dive into the various factors and intricacies of the Act that are shaping up to create a sea of...more

Health App Providers May Have Confidentiality Obligations Under State Law

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/22/2022

The wave of new state legislation limiting abortion access has raised concerns about the privacy and security of reproductive health data not subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Some...more

Beyond HIPAA: Protecting Private Data in Healthcare Fraud Matters

Lighthouse on 7/12/2021

When it comes to data privacy in healthcare fraud investigations and litigation, there is more than HIPAA to consider. Fraud investigations and litigation in the healthcare industry are growing. Whether these matters are...more

Governor Approves CCPA Amendment to Further Except Healthcare and Research Information

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/8/2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently approved A.B. 713, a bill that creates further CCPA exceptions for healthcare and research information. The bill is especially potent in the COVID-19 era where the need for medical research is...more

HIPAA Compliance for Work-From-Home or Telehealth Programs: Five Frequently Overlooked Considerations

Carlton Fields on 6/18/2020

COVID-19 has challenged health care providers to change the way they offer services — from shifting to an increasingly remote workforce to diving into telehealth. These adjustments have privacy implications. The following are...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2020 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/13/2020

City of Durham, NC Hit With Ryuk Ransomware - Another city—Durham, North Carolina—has become the victim of a ransomware attack stemming from a Russian hacker group following a successful phishing scheme. After falling...more

[Webinar] Resolving Inconsistencies in Requirements for De-identification and Anonymization of Health Data under CCPA, HIPAA, and...

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/26/2020

For companies seeking to use, license, or otherwise commercialize health data, there are potential inconsistencies among the HIPAA de-identification standard, the CCPA definition of de-identified data, and GDPR requirements...more

GDPR, CCPA's Potential Impact on Federal Health Care Privacy

WilmerHale on 2/7/2020

In the U.S., we do not, today, have a national privacy law. Pressure from the EU, via the General Data Protection Regulation, and from California, via the California Consumer Privacy Act, are driving an extensive national...more

Special Report - 2019 Digital Health Year in Review - January 2020

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/29/2020

Throughout the past year, the healthcare and life science industries experienced a proliferation of digital health innovation that challenged traditional notions of healthcare delivery and payment, as well as product...more

Inconsistent HIPAA and CCPA De-Identification Standards Create Compliance Challenges

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/4/2019

A potential disconnect between the HIPAA de-identification standard and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) definition of de-identified may pose hurdles for HIPAA covered entities, their business associates and other data...more

Health Sector Does Not Completely Avoid the CCPA by HIPAA Exemption (4 Months to Go)

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/16/2019

Don’t wait to implement your California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance as it could require changes to your operations. CCPA can apply to businesses even if they do not have offices or employees in California. It can...more

Latest HIPAA Compliance & Enforcement Trends

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/25/2019

Enforcement activity by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) showed no signs of slowing throughout 2018 and has already picked up speed in 2019. More recent and significant actions...more

2018 Digital Health Year in Review: Focus on Data

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/29/2019

Introduction - The past year was an active one for data privacy and security legislation and enforcement. Protection for certain personal data was enhanced internationally by the EU General Data Protection Regulation...more

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