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Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Who’s Blocking Me? Competition Law Issues With Healthcare Information Blocking

This week on the American Bar Association’s Our Curious Amalgam podcast, co-hosts Jeny Maier, Managing Partner at Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, and Matt Tabas, Antitrust & Competition Partner at Arnold & Porter, are joined by...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

2nd Settlement Triggered by 2017 Ransomware Attack Costs WA Practice $100K; ‘Not a Breach’

Let’s review for a moment. It’s not a HIPAA violation to be a victim of ransomware. It’s not a HIPAA violation to pay a ransom. It’s up to the covered entity (CE) to determine if a security or privacy incident is a...more

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Texas District Court Vacates OCR's HIPAA Bulletin on Online Tracking Technologies, But Issues Mixed Decision

On June 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to vacate its guidance that had restricted...more

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HHS Tracking Technology Guidance Vacated by Federal Court

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On Thursday, June 20, 2024, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) overstepped its authority to act when issuing its December 2022 bulletin...more

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London Hospitals Crippled by Major Cyberattack on Synnovis: Critical Services Disrupted

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Major hospitals in London are grappling with severe disruptions following a cyberattack on Synnovis, a key pathology services provider. The attack has resulted in canceled surgeries and emergency patients being diverted to...more

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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 1, May 2024

Welcome to our inaugural issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter! As such, we wanted to pull together our insights and pass them along to you. Our goal is to create a publication that is...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

‘I Will Not Rest’; ‘I Am All In’: Remarkable Breach Hearing Sees Pledges by UHG CEO, Sen. Wyden

United Healthcare Group (UHG) CEO Andrew Witty was in a board meeting on Feb. 21 when officials interrupted with the news that Change Healthcare—a clearinghouse UHG subsidiary Optum had purchased for $1.3 billion in October...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: May 2024

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

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Keeping with the Times - FTC Expands Scope of Health Breach Notification Rule, Even as HHS Announces Its Own HIPAA Update

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On April 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced it had finalized changes to modernize the Health Breach Notification Rule (the “HBNR”) by clarifying its applicability to health and wellness apps and other...more

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OCR at HHS Updates Guidance on Use of Online Tracking Technology by HIPAA-Regulated Entities

On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated its guidance on the use of online tracking technology by covered entities regulated by the Health...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Responding to a Third-Party Data Breach: Practical Legal and Compliance Steps

Cyberattacks and data incidents are rapidly increasing, and third-party services companies are a frequent source of exposure for healthcare providers. Healthcare is a prime target for cybercriminals, with ransomware and...more

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Data Breaches Exposing Protected Health Information Are Surging

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The number of large data breaches, those involving 500 or more people, exposing protected health information has increased exponentially in the last few years, and ransomware and hacking are the primary cyber threats in...more

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HHS Releases Cybersecurity Performance Goals to Enhance Cybersecurity for Health Care and Public Health Sectors

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The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has released voluntary cybersecurity performance goals for the health care and public health sectors, which outline an increasingly standardized regulatory approach and...more

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New Jersey enacts comprehensive privacy law

On January 16, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) of New Jersey signed Senate Bill No. 332 into law. The New Jersey privacy law generally follows the same framework found in many of the comprehensive privacy laws enacted by other states...more

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HHS Releases Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Healthcare Organizations

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In response to the number of successful, large-scale ransomware attacks affecting healthcare organizations nearly tripling since 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released guidance outlining its...more

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Cyber Strategy: HHS Weighs in on Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The health care sector faces escalating cybersecurity risks given its size, technological dependence and the sensitive nature of data used therein. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

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HHS Announces Upcoming Federal Strategies to Enhance Cybersecurity for Health Care and Public Health Sectors

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The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has released a concept paper outlining its new cybersecurity strategies for the health care sector, identifying cybersecurity priorities, potential future regulations and...more

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OCR Will Focus on You if You Don’t Focus on Cybersecurity

With a couple of “firsts,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is signaling that it is cracking down on healthcare organizations that fail to identify and address cybersecurity...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity at the Close of 2023

Just imagine: your loved one needs an emergency room, right away, but the ER is closed due to a cyberattack. This is not a scary dream, but, unfortunately, a reality of healthcare delivery, today. Just earlier this fall, a...more

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HHS Releases Cybersecurity Concept Paper: HIPAA Changes Coming

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On December 6, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a concept paper detailing its plans for cybersecurity requirements for the healthcare sector. Acknowledging that the healthcare sector is...more

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HHS Announces Planned Cybersecurity Initiatives for Healthcare Sector

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a plan to provide resources and incentives for the healthcare industry to adopt cybersecurity measures and to increase potential regulatory penalties for...more

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Inside the Healthcare Industry: Understanding Emerging Data Privacy & Security Risks and Regulations

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According to the Theft Resource Center and its 2022 data breach reports, data privacy and security threats are impacting all aspects of the healthcare industry – from providers to payers to medical device companies to...more

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Cybersecurity Toolkit for Healthcare and Public Health Sector

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On November 1, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) co-hosted a roundtable discussion on the cybersecurity challenges that the US...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: November 2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 11 (November, 2023) The American Hospital Association (AHA) is urging federal lawmakers to intervene with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) so that hospitals and health systems can...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

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