Updates to Statute 1557 that Healthcare Providers Need to Know
Privacy and Healthcare Business Associates with Isabella Porter
State Law Privacy Video Series | Healthcare Entities and Health Data
Gerry Blass on Healthcare Vendor Risk Management
AGG Talks: Technology - In the Balance: Interoperability and Security
Is Your Practice's Marketing HIPAA Compliant?
Relaxed HIPAA Restrictions For Providers Using Telehealth
Compliance Perspectives: Permissible Disclosures under HIPAA, Especially in the Time of COVID-19
Polsinelli Podcasts - Confusion to Clarity on the Future of the 340B Program
Polsinelli Podcast - HIPAA Changes Overview
Data security continues to be a hot topic among companies and consumers alike in 2024 as cyber incidents and their associated costs continue to reach record highs. With several of the biggest data breaches in history...more
If passed, the proposed American Privacy Rights Act would dramatically transform data privacy compliance obligations for companies operating in the United States. Shannon Yavorsky — head of Orrick’s global Cyber, Privacy &...more
With the bipartisan, bicameral proposed American Privacy Rights Act of 2024, the U.S. Congress seeks to adopt the first national personal data privacy and security law that would preempt comprehensive state privacy laws....more
As the federal government continues to take action in response to events impacting the healthcare landscape, stakeholders must ensure that they are staying up-to-date with health information privacy and security developments...more
The American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 would establish a national, comprehensive data protection law unifying US businesses under one standard, preempting the well over a dozen U.S. states with laws already in effect. ...more
The 340B Drug Pricing Program (the “Program”) allows certain healthcare providers (“covered entities”) to purchase pharmaceuticals from drug manufacturers at discounted rates. Some covered entities do not have an internal...more
As we move into the summer months, state comprehensive privacy law developments continue to steadily emerge. Most notably, in the weeks since our last update, the Texas legislature passed the Texas Data Privacy and Security...more
340B covered entities may experience expanded access to contrast media, radiopharmaceuticals and other products at 340B prices in the coming months. Buried in the over 1,600 pages of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023...more
The Commerce and Energy Committee has voted to send the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) to the House, but not without some changes....more
The House Committee on Energy & Commerce reported out the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) last week and it is now eligible for a full House vote. If passed by Congress and signed by the President, the ADPPA...more
The proposed law - which is broadly applicable to most entities doing business in the United States - is the first real indication of bipartisan movement on data protection at the federal-level. The House Committee on...more
On June 3, 2022, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives released a discussion draft of a comprehensive federal data privacy bill entitled the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). Though bipartisan compromise...more
After a stalemate over federal consumer privacy legislation in the past few years, a draft bill was released on June 3 that signals a major step towards bipartisan support for federal consumer privacy legislation. The...more
Last week, Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) released a draft federal privacy proposal titled the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). ADPPA is...more
In the last year, we continued to see a shift in the privacy landscape of the United States, including the passage of comprehensive privacy legislation in both Virginia and Colorado, while other states still have bills under...more
On December 6, 2021, in the Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, the Office of Management and Budget took a more aggressive position on strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity posture. Under this...more
A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more
Keypoint: While the Washington Privacy Act appears poised to pass the Senate, a competing bill introduced in the House of Representatives would require opt-in consent for processing, create an Illinois-like biometric...more
In this episode, Richard Church, Andrew Ruskin, and Victoria Hamscho discuss recent developments in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, including recent actions by drug manufacturers to limit contract pharmacy access to 340B...more
Contact Tracing Is Crucial: Contact tracing is the systematic identification of infected individuals and their relevant contacts. Along with rapid testing and targeted quarantines, contact tracing is an effective and crucial...more
On Thursday, May 14, House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chair Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce (CPC) Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced a bicameral counter-proposal to the...more
United States Senator Jerry Moran (R. Kan.), Chairman of Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, has introduced legislation, Senate Bill 3456, to establish a national standard for protecting consumer data and personal...more
This second installment assesses options for moving forward to address emerging gaps and an evolving health care industry. Why? Because the substantial history behind the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more
In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in every sphere of the economy has increased dramatically. In response to its rapid growth, governments are scrambling to regulate the new technology. Most...more