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Relaxed HIPAA Restrictions For Providers Using Telehealth
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As part of a multiyear rollout, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has established May 1, 2025, and November 1, 2025, as effective dates for certain amendments to its cybersecurity regulations. These...more
In November 2023, New York State's Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) amended its cybersecurity regulation, Part 500. This legal alert provides an update for Covered Entities and Class A Businesses on the current NYDFS...more
Covered entities regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) must submit cybersecurity compliance forms by April 15, 2025. New sets of requirements for system monitoring and access privileges,...more
As we previously reported, in 2023 the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) amended its cybersecurity regulation, 23 NYCRR 500 (or Part 500). As of November 1, 2024, Class A Companies and Covered Entities...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a proposed rule to better protect electronic health data from cybersecurity threats. The proposed rule would apply to health plans, healthcare...more
At the close of 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) to amend the Security Rule regulations established...more
With the HIPAA Security Rule set to undergo a massive overhaul to boost cybersecurity protections, PEOs need to take note. After all, as stewards of worksite employee and client company data – and as sponsors of group health...more
The HIPAA Security Rule may soon undergo a big overhaul that would better defend healthcare data from cybersecurity threats – and require much more from covered entities when it comes to establishing and maintaining defenses....more
HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more
Earlier this year, a cyberattack on a leading healthcare claims processing provider had an unprecedented impact on patients and healthcare providers across the country. While group health plans were not directly targeted in...more
On April 7, 2024, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Senator Maria Cantwell introduced the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) setting forth national data privacy rights and proposing a single, comprehensive federal...more
Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009...more
Healthcare data breaches are occurring more frequently and on larger scales than ever before – and while you defend against cyberattacks and other external threats, make sure you do not overlook the critical role your...more
Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised when it was transmitted to tech giants Google, Microsoft Bing and X (formerly Twitter) when...more
On February 14, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued its annual reports to Congress detailing its actions to enforce the privacy, security, and breach notification...more
Two leading U.S. legislators have unveiled a bipartisan plan to enact the first comprehensive federal data privacy law. The proposed American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) largely mirrors common themes in the patchwork of state...more
On March 15, 2022, the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 was signed into law. Generally, CIRCIA requires “covered entities,” defined as entities in certain critical infrastructure sectors, to...more
Ideal for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy offers practitioners a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a healthcare setting. The...more
2023 marked 20 years since the first compliance deadline under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (“HIPAA”) privacy rule. Despite the two decades of experience with HIPAA, compliance continues to remain...more
October has been a busy month for the OCR, which is tasked with enforcing the regulations issued under HIPAA. In the past week, the OCR released two new guidance documents aimed at reducing the privacy and security risks...more
On June 5, 2023, the Nevada Legislature passed an amended version of Senate Bill 370 (SB 370 or the Act), which imposes new requirements on the collection, use and sale of consumer health data. The bill was signed on June 22,...more
Data Breaches risk legal consequences—both from state and federal governments and consumers, as well as reputational harm. Last month, MCNA—a dental benefit provider—provided notice of a data breach that exposed the...more
Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy Overview - Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper...more
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is overhauling and remaking its regulations aimed at contractor cybersecurity and privacy practices. Any companies in the VA supply chain should take note and ensure compliance...more