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Massachusetts Attorney General Announces Breach Resources for Consumers Impacted by Change Healthcare Breach

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) issued an announcement last week to inform consumers who may have had their personal information breached in Change Healthcare’s cyberattack this past February. The AGO was...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

In Wake of Healthcare System Cyberattack, 22 State Attorneys General Call for Further Action of Data Privacy

On April 25, 2024, the attorneys general of 22 states issued a letter encouraging UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, to take additional steps to respond to a massively disruptive cyberattack. The broad,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Imperative of Cyber Preparedness: The Power of Tabletop Exercises

In an age where digital connectivity is rapidly advancing, cybersecurity has become an inescapable concern for organizations across industries. With cyber threats ranging from data breaches to ransomware attacks, it is...more

Butler Snow LLP

Cybersecurity: What Businesses Need to Know

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Cybersecurity is a top concern for all industries, particularly for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. These industries hold some of the most sensitive data and highly valuable technology, making them prime...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Health Apps Beware: FTC Clarifies Health Breach Notification Rule with Significant Proposed Changes

Direct-to-consumer health and wellness applications are forewarned: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), 16 C.F.R. part 318, that, if finalized, would cement...more

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Better Keep Health Data Private, FTC Signals to On-Line Health Care Providers

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Watch out HHS, the FTC is taking the lead in enforcing privacy violations by companies also subject to HIPAA. BetterHelp, an on-line mental health platform, engaged in unfair and unreasonable privacy practices according to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 1. Privacy Briefs: January 2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 1 (January 2023) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said a data breach at a Medicare subcontractor impacted the personally identifiable information and protected...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Supply Chain Vulnerability in the Healthcare Industry

The healthcare industry possesses invaluable data in the forms of patient health information, personal identifying information, and payment card information. The industry is a treasure trove of information to be exploited by...more

Hanzo

HIPAA Compliance & the Role of Enterprise Information Archiving

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Most people have heard of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), so it’s not surprising that companies dealing with digital health information will have to be HIPAA compliant. To do so, any protected...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

EyeMed Fined $600K for 2020 Data Breach

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On January 24, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with EyeMed Vision Care LLC based on shortcomings in the company’s data security procedures. The problems were discovered during the state’s...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

ECRI Names Cybersecurity Attacks as Top Health Technology Hazard for 2022

ECRI has been publishing its annual report of health technology hazards for the past 15 years. According to ECRI’s Device Evaluation group, “the Top 10 Health Technology Hazards list identifies the potential sources of danger...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

FTC Policy Statement on Health Breach Notification Rule: A Conversation with Reece Hirsch

As we start 2022, as part of our Spotlight series, we connect with Reece Hirsch, the co-head of Morgan Lewis’s privacy and cybersecurity practice, to discuss the recent policy statement issued by the US Federal Trade...more

Stinson LLP

Health App Vendors Be Warned: You Could Be Subject to FTC's Health Breach Notification Rule

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The surge in new health apps and connected devices, which only increased during the pandemic, continues to raise many legal and ethical questions. As a result, lawmakers have been scrambling to define the obligations...more

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Health Care Triage: FTC Reminds Vendors of Personal Health Records of Breach Rule Obligations

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In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer interviews Gina Bertolini and Desiree Moore about the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) policy statement regarding the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule and its applicability to vendors...more

Perkins Coie

California Issues New Regulations on Notification Obligations for Medical Information Breaches

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Certain California-licensed healthcare facilities are now subject to additional breach reporting obligations pursuant to regulations (Regulations)[1] issued by the California Department of Public Health (Department) on July...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Technology - In the Balance: Interoperability and Security

Our podcast series features AGG attorneys and guests discussing challenges they’ve encountered when assisting clients on business and legal issues related to the Technology industry. While all topics will have a legal...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 21, Number 4. Privacy Briefs: April 2021

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 4 (April 2021) - A Texas Medicaid subcontractor has been terminated after a data breach caused by a ransomware attack originating from Russia exposed the personal information of tens of...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Providers: Cyberattacks Are Still Coming–Are You Prepared?

Cyberattacks against healthcare providers accounted for 79% of all reported data breaches in 2020. (See here). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 25th Annual Compliance Institute - April 19th - 22nd, 9:30 am - 4:35 pm CDT

The Compliance Institute is celebrating 25 years! Join us for the Compliance Institute's 25th anniversary, April 19-22, 2021. This year, HCCA is excited to celebrate over two decades of compliance excellence with our...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 11. Privacy Briefs: November 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 11 (November 2020) - HHS Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (ONC) is giving health care organizations more time to meet new rules on information...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Data Breach Regulatory Settlements Update

Regulatory bodies are upping the ante when it comes to settling with companies that have suffered data breaches. In addition to the below settlements, see also the settlement between the OCR and Dignity Health....more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Hackers Raise the Stakes By Possibly Causing Physical Harm

Computer hacking, and the permutation of crimes that can be committed by hackers, generally does not spur images of infliction of physical harm. However, in a chilling turn of events, computer hackers have opened a new front...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2019 #3

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It has been reported by Troy Hunt, the security researcher who provides the "Have I Been Pwned" free breach notification service, that 1.4 million passwords and personal information of customers of GateHub, a cryptocurrency...more

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The Double-Edged Sword Of AI And Technology For Healthcare Employers

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The headlines paint a bleak picture: “AI is here to take your job.” Automation will, undoubtedly, create a seismic shift to the workplace, this much we know. The breadth and scope of the impact, however, will vary across...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 19, Number 11. Privacy Briefs: November 2019

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 19, Number 11. (November 2019) ? The biggest threat to protected health information comes from carelessness within your organization, according to a brief from the Clearwater...more

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