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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

Stoel Rives - Global Privacy & Security Blog®

A Deeper Dive into the Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Security Rule

“Through December 20, 2024, 575 security incidents involving unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals had been reported to Health and Human Services. Through the same date in 2023, 265...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Alert | December 2019

SDNY Rejects Standing under “Increased Risk” Theory Where Data Not Targeted or Stolen - The Southern District of New York rejected a settlement that would have resolved a class action based on the unauthorized (and...more

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One Of Three $3 Million Lessons: Encrypt Mobile Devices

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A large New York hospital system learned this lesson the expensive way. According to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) press release issued earlier this week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigated...more

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Unencrypted Mobile Devices Cost Medical Center $3 Million In HIPAA Settlement

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In one of this year’s largest HIPAA settlements, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is set to collect $3 million from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). This...more

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States Taking Actions Against Health IT Companies Over Data Breaches

Twelve state attorneys general have brought suit against two medical Information Technology companies. The AGs allege that the companies, Medical Informatics Engineering Inc. and its subsidiary, NoMoreClipboard LLC, had poor...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Are You a “Hybrid Entity” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996? The $4,348,000 Question

A single, multidisciplinary entity, like a university, may include certain departments that use PHI, and other departments that do not. Such institutions are eligible to (and should) self-identify as “hybrid entities” to...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Hospital Hit with $4.3 Million Fine for “Snail’s Pace” HIPAA Compliance

Healthcare organizations take note: not following your own data security rules can be costly, very costly. And the more time it takes to comply, the faster the fines stack up....more

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HIPAA Guidance Issued on Man-In-The-Middle Attacks

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Last week, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance on securing end-to-end communications for sensitive information transmitted between parties over the internet. The OCR warns against “man-in-the-middle” (MITM)...more

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Cloud Service Providers Beware, You May Be Subject to HIPAA Without Knowing It

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The use of cloud service providers has exploded in the past several years. According to estimates from Gartner, the market for cloud services is expected to reach $204 billion in 2016. But the use of cloud service providers...more

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HHS Designates Cloud Service Providers as Business Associates Under HIPAA

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Cloud service providers that process electronic protected health information (ePHI) are business associates under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), even if the PHI is encrypted and the...more

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HIPAA News: HHS Getting Tough On ePHI Data Breaches

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On August 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced a record-setting settlement with Advocate Health Care Network (Advocate) for multiple potential violations of HIPAA...more

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HIPAA Compliance: Navigating a Health Care Minefield

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In the two decades since its original passage, complying with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) hasn’t gotten any easier. Enacted with the primary goal of protecting the confidentiality,...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Data-Harvesting Zombie Hackers, Blood-Thirsty Auditors, and Other Reasons to be Scared on Halloween

This Halloween, the scariest monsters might not be in your closet or under your bed. They may be overseas, orchestrating intrusions into your electronic medical record. Or they may be lurking in your own workforce, carrying...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Is Your HIPAA Compliance Program Ready for the FTC?

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Everyone in healthcare knows that the next round of HIPAA audits is coming. Covered entities and business associates have long been advised to review and update their HIPAA security risk analyses, have business associate...more

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Recent Enforcement Shows the Importance of Encrypting Mobile Devices Containing Protected Health Information

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With headlines every day announcing another release of Protected Health Information (PHI), providers are asking themselves – is there a way to protect against these breaches? Beyond improving the security of large...more

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Class Action Suit Filed Against UCLA After It Suffers Massive Data Breach Affecting 4.5 Million Individuals

In yet another data breach affecting millions of individuals, UCLA Health System (“UCLA”) reported on July 17, 2015, that hackers had accessed portions of its health network that contained personal information, including...more

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