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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Florida Bar Urges Law Firms to Adopt Incident Response Plans: A Call to Action for Legal Professionals

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In late March 2025, the Florida Bar Board of Governors unanimously endorsed the recommendation of its Special Committee on Cybersecurity and Privacy Law that law firms should adopt written incident response plans (IRPs) to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - June 9th - 12th, Pittsburgh, PA

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

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Artificial Intelligence in the Health and Welfare Space: Opportunities and Considerations for Employers

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Artificial intelligence (also commonly referred to as “AI”) is rapidly reshaping industries, and the health and welfare space is no exception. As employers seek innovative ways to improve the administration of health and...more

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23andMe Bankruptcy Raises Legal Concerns Over Genetic Data Privacy

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23andMe’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing has sparked significant concerns over the privacy and security of genetic data belonging to its 15 million customers. Founded in 2006, 23andMe built its business around...more

Clark Hill PLC

Right To Know - April 2025, Vol. 28

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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Data Privacy in Sports: Key Takeaways

Sports teams, leagues, agents and venues collecting personal information from athletes, fans and sponsors must comply with evolving privacy regulations. Here are key takeaways from a conversation Orrick recently hosted with...more

Purpose Legal

Top AI-Related Concerns in eDiscovery—And How to Address Them

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As a Vice President of Regional Sales at Purpose Legal, I spend a lot of time speaking with legal teams about their biggest concerns when it comes to AI in eDiscovery. Whether I’m meeting with corporate legal departments, law...more

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HIPAA Regulations & Business Associate Agreements In The Age Of Digital Collaboration

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The healthcare industry has come up against unprecedented pressure in recent years. Digital transformation has had a significant role to play when it comes to creating the efficiency needed to deal with the challenges of a...more

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Security Best Practices for Remote Depositions in the Digital Age

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Trial outcomes often hinge on witness testimony. Attorneys collect much of this testimony during a formal process called a deposition. A critical component of discovery, depositions traditionally occur in law offices or...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Kentucky enacts technical amendments to the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act

On March 15, Kentucky passed HB 473 (the “bill”), which amends the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act (the “Act”), whose passage was previously covered by InfoBytes and goes into effect on January 1, 2026. The bill creates...more

Burr & Forman

Time for Spring Cleaning – Is Your HIPAA House Ready?

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When it comes to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations (“HIPAA”), is your house in order? Has someone recently looked underneath the counter and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Top 10 takeaways from the new HIPAA security rule NPRM

On Jan. 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed new regulations to enhance cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI) under the Health Insurance Portability...more

Holland & Hart LLP

E-mailing and Texting PHI: Beware HIPAA

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The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules require covered entities (including healthcare providers and health plans) and their business associates to protect patient information stored or transmitted electronically, including...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - March 24th - 27th, Chicago, IL

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

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HHS Proposal To Strengthen HIPAA Security Rule

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Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) adopted a new proposal to strengthen the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security standards...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Warby Parker Settles Data Breach Case with OCR for $1.5M

Eyeglass manufacturer and retailer Warby Parker recently settled a 2018 data breach investigation by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for $1.5 million. According to OCR’s press release, Warby Parker self-reported that...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Industry Groups Urge Rescission of Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Updates

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In February, a coalition of healthcare organizations sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (the Letter), urging the immediate rescission of a proposed update to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

AI Meets HIPAA Security: Understanding HHS’s Risk Strategies and Proposed Changes

In this final blog post in the Bradley series on the HIPAA Security Rule notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), we examine how the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights interprets the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

OCR Enforcement Activity: Trends and Insights From a Limited Sample

Arecent report put the odds of an asteroid hitting the earth in December 2032 at 3.1%—which is 3,100 times more likely than an organization resolving an enforcement action with the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

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OCR Proposes Modification to HIPAA Security Rule

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In late December 2024, the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Security Standards to the Protection of Electronic Protected...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Why Behind the HHS Proposed Security Rule Updates

In this week’s installment of our blog series on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) HIPAA Security Rule updates in its January 6 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), we are exploring the justifications...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Nine Steps Healthcare Entities Should Take to Prevent Cyberattacks

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently imposed a $1.5 million civil money penalty against Warby Parker, Inc., a manufacturer and online retailer of eyewear, for...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Data Broker Privacy Compliance: Our Top 5 List

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With the current patchwork of data privacy laws, compliance can be challenging for any business. The compliance landscape may be even more fraught with risk for data brokers, given various data broker registration...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Biden Administration Proposes Beefed-Up HIPAA Security Rule… But Prognosis Uncertain

On January 6, 2025, the Biden Administration issued a new proposed rule updating the HIPAA Security Standards ( “Proposed Rule”). The original HIPAA Security Standards were issued in 2003 and updated in 2013 and require that...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

HHS Security Rule NPRM Proposes Makeover for Administrative Safeguard Compliance for Regulated Entities

In this week’s installment of our blog series on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) HIPAA Security Rule updates in its January 6 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), we are exploring the proposed updates...more

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