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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Using Government Incentive Funds Does Not Create a Right to Remove: Eighth Circuit

On the second to last business day of last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit addressed when a private organization can invoke the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442. If a private...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast: Discussing Information Blocking with Eddie Williams

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In this episode of our “Florida Capital Conversations” podcast series, healthcare attorney Eddie Williams joins to discuss the dissemination of electronic health information and provisions regarding information blocking. He...more

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U.S. Senator requests information on ways to improve privacy protections of health data

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Adding to the growing trend of policymakers interested in regulating health and wellness data, last week U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy requested stakeholder feedback to help identify solutions to modernize HIPAA and ensure all...more

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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

McAfee & Taft

Legislation shines light on health information sharing

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Concerns regarding both the sharing and privacy of patient health information affect every facet of the health care system — from health care providers and their patients to pharmacies and insurance companies alike. According...more

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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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Information Technology and Exchange Opportunities and Priorities for Older Adults

Editor’s Note: Data exchange is crucial to coordinating care and services for older Californians, particularly those who have an array of health and social needs and require multidisciplinary teams to manage care and...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

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Expanded Information Block Rules Go into Effect

As a bonus to Bond’s October 18 Back to Business webinar, Bond labor and employment attorney Travis R. Talerico talked about the recently expanded definition of electronic health information as it pertains to the...more

Gardner Law

FDA’s New Draft Guidance on Cybersecurity

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The FDA has been continuing to work on protecting medical devices from the threats of cybersecurity. In April of this year, the Agency released the latest draft guidance addressing cybersecurity in the medical device...more

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Provider Obligations for Patient Portals Under the 21st Century Cures Act

When Congress prohibited “information blocking” under the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, it made no reference to patient portals. Similarly, the word “portal” does not appear in the 6,000-word information blocking...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

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

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Information Blocking FAQs – The April 5th Implementation Deadline Has Passed; What Providers Need to Know

Monday, April 5th, marked the deadline for compliance with the information blocking regulations implemented by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).  As a follow-up to our earlier FAQs on these new...more

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New ‘Information Blocking’ Compliance Obligations Take Effect April 5, 2021

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The 21st Century Cures Act (Act) and a recently adopted final rule by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will now prohibit...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Compliance Perspectives: The Ethics of Data

Digitalization and the proliferation of apps have changed the relationship in healthcare between data, the patient and provider, explains Hema Lakkaraju, CEO and founder of Hayag Corporation. It is often unclear who is...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

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HHS Publishes New Health Data Interoperability and Patient Access Rules

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On March 9, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two major regulations that will give patients additional access to their health data, while also addressing security of that information. Health...more

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HHS releases final rules on interoperability and information blocking

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On March 9, 2020, two final rules on electronic health information were issued by the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)....more

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Is My Public School, Private School, or College or University Subject to the HIPAA Privacy Rule? Revised Federal Guidance Provides...

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School leaders are often understandably confused as to which law applies to health- or medical-related records in schools: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or the Health Insurance Portability and...more

Troutman Pepper

Exploring Digitization of Health and Medical Data and Records Part One

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The Digital Planning Podcast is designed to educate individuals about all things digital in connection with estate planning, business planning and estate administration. Your hosts, Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch and Justin...more

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Cybersecurity 2020 — The Year in Preview: Changes in Health Data Privacy Legislation

Editors’ Note: This is the fourth in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed the CCPA, energy, and Brexit. Up next:...more

Carlton Fields

When Google Meets HIPAA: Some Privacy and Regulatory Issues as Silicon Valley Enters the Health Care Space

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On November 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights announced that it would be examining Google’s collaboration with Ascension, a nonprofit health care system that operates...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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ONC Proposes to Define Conduct That Is Not Information Blocking under the Cures Act

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The ONC finally released its long-awaited proposed rule to implement the “information blocking” prohibition of the 21st Century Cures Act by identifying conduct that is not information blocking. If finalized, ONC’s proposed...more

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