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Assessing Data Assets in Healthcare: A Discussion with Arti Bedi Pullins

Gradually, data is being recognized as an asset in an increasingly data-hungry healthcare industry. In the tenth episode of Sheppard Mullin’s Health-e Law Podcast, Arti Bedi Pullins, President and Chief Healthcare Officer at...more

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The State of Cybersecurity for Small and Medium Businesses

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Fragile or volatile supply chains, increases in regulatory obligations and enforcement, natural disasters, inflation, political turmoil – all complicated issues for any business to navigate. Among the myriad business...more

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HIPAA Web Tracking Guidance Vacated

Last week, in a significant win for the American Hospital Association plaintiff, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an opinion vacating the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”)...more

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Better Safe Than Sorry: OMB Releases Memorandum on Managing AI Risks in the Federal Government

On March 28, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued Memorandum M-24-10, Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence (the “Memo”). This is the final version...more

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The American Privacy Rights Act: Could This Be the One?

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The chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and the chair of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), released a discussion...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Artificial Intelligence Highlights from FTC’s 2024 PrivacyCon

This is the second post in a two-part series on PrivacyCon’s key-takeaways for healthcare organizations. The first post focused on healthcare privacy issues. This post focuses on insights and considerations relating to the...more

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Top Legal Considerations for the GCs and CFOs in the Life Sciences Industry in 2024

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The top legal issues in 2024 for the life sciences field reflect the complex and changing legal landscape that the industry is navigating, encompassing drug pricing, regulatory challenges, and broader societal and governance...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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Challenges of Telemedicine & Digital Health Records: Unique Problems Impacting Casualty Claims & Injury Assessment

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While telemedicine visits and digital health records have brought about significant improvements in healthcare accessibility and efficiency, they also present unique challenges in the context of casualty claims and injury...more

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6 Tips for Managing eDiscovery for Access Requests for a State or Local Government Organization

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By Catherine Ostheimer Being responsive to the growing number of Access Requests and DSARS as a local government organization can be daunting. First, there’s the data management challenge. State and local groups generate...more

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Key Takeaways on eDiscovery/eDisclosure, Info Governance and Collaboration from The Master’s Conference in London

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Exceeding Corporate Client Expectations - The first session of the conference, moderated by Richard Clark from CloudNine, focused on introducing new ways of deepening the relationship between corporate in-house and outside...more

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FTC Launches Investigation into Creator of ChatGPT

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In mid-July, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly opened an investigation into OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, sending the company an extensive Civil Investigative Demand (CID). While FTC investigations are normally...more

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FTC and HHS Send Letter Warning of Risks From Online Tracking Technologies

On July 20, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth...more

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FTC Opens Consumer Protection Investigation of OpenAI, Creator of ChatGPT

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The Investigation - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently opened an investigation into OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, to determine whether the artificial intelligence company violated consumer protections laws. According...more

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HIPAA Requirements for Using Online Tracking Technologies—What Health Care Providers Need to Know

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Health care providers should evaluate their use of “tracking technologies” on their websites and mobile applications (apps) for compliance with HIPAA.  On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a bulletin...more

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Cyber Hygiene in 2023: Part 2 – Cyber Hygiene for Remote and Hybrid Workforce

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In the first part of this mini-series, we identified that showing everyday users how to secure data may not be as important as highlighting why data security matters. The “why” helps everyday users appreciate and internalize...more

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HIPAA Regulation of Online Tracking Technologies

In a December 2022 bulletin published by the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS made clear that the use of third-party tracking technologies by covered entities and business...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 1. Outlook 2023: Ransomware Threats Multiply as Rogue Nation-States Sponsor More...

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 1 (January 2023) Ransomware—including increased attacks from criminal groups affiliated with rogue nation-states such as Russia and North Korea—will continue to dominate the health...more

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Why You Need MFA Setup For Your Business

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Creating passwords needs to be a challenge, not for you to remember but for others to guess. Yet, the digital world is changing. A single sign-on password is pretty easy for unsavory characters to hack. Statistics indicate in...more

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The EU’s Digital Services Act: A Paradigm Shift for Online Intermediaries

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Following the European Council's approval last week, the Digital Services Act (DSA) has been officially adopted, starting the countdown to the law’s entry into force later this year. The DSA builds on the Electronic Commerce...more

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Using Data Privacy Technology in a Developing Regulatory Ecosystem

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As data privacy regulations have become increasingly commonplace in the last decade, organizations have had to strategically assess how they collect, process, store, and sell consumer data. To better equip themselves for this...more

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What’s Next for Privacy at the FTC Following the Confirmation of Alvaro Bedoya

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Alvaro Bedoya was sworn in as a commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on May 16, 2022. Bedoya is well known in privacy circles. He founded the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law School, where...more

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FTC Chair Lina Khan Gives First Public Address Regarding Privacy

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan spoke at the opening of the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit on April 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C. In her first public speech on privacy...more

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Recent Warnings Highlight Need for Enhanced Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure

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The U.S. government has steadily increased its warnings about malicious cyber activity by Russia and other sophisticated persistent adversaries. Following several warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and...more

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FCC Examines Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Following Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on February 28, 2022, inviting public comment on vulnerabilities that threaten the security and integrity of the Border Gateway Protocol...more

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