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DSIR Deeper Dive: Tracking the Crackdown on Tracking/Pixel Technologies: Web Litigation and Regulatory Landscape - Part 2

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In the first part of this blog post, we looked into the OCR and FTC’s focus on third-party tracking technologies. We also reviewed the AHA Lawsuit and its impact for the use of tracking technologies. In this blog post, we...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

HHS Abandons Appeal in Public Website Pixel Case, But CEs and BAs Should Expect Continued Scrutiny

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has abandoned its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling overturning OCR’s guidance prohibiting covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BAs) from using the web-tracking technologies...more

McDermott Will & Emery

OCR Withdraws Appeal in AHA v. Becerra

On August 29, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) withdrew its appeal of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s June 20, 2024, decision in American...more

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OCR Files Notice of Appeal in Online Tracking Technologies Case

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On August 19, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) filed a notice of appeal of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s June 20, 2024, decision in American...more

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The Top 10 Privacy Law Issues From Last Month

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These are the top 10 things you need to know from from the world of privacy last month, as compiled by me. •Texas means business when it comes to biometrics. The Texas Attorney General recently secured a $1.4 billion...more

Goodwin

Federal Judge Vacates Health and Human Services Pixel Tracking Guidance

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On June 20, 2024, a Texas federal judge ruled that guidance published by the Department of Health and Human Services (the Department) prohibiting covered entities from disclosing information collected by third-party...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Great Expectations: HIPAA-Regulated Entities Asked to Know Users' Intent on Unauthenticated Webpages

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On March 18, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an updated bulletin to "increase clarity for regulated entities and the public" with respect to the use of online tracking...more

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In Updated Guidance on Use of Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Regulated Entities, HHS-OCR Takes Expansive View of When Information...

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On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) revised its controversial December 2022 bulletin (the December 2022 Bulletin) regarding the use of tracking technologies by...more

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OCR Update on Tracking Technologies Provides Little Relief for HIPAA-Regulated Entities

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On March 18, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an update to its December 1, 2022, bulletin titled “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

DHHS Office of Civil Rights issues updated guidance on HIPAA requirements for the use of Online Tracking Technologies

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued updated guidance on the use of online tracking technologies by covered entities and business associates (here, referred to as...more

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HHS Updates Pixels and Trackers Guidance for HIPAA Regulated Entities

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Pixels, cookies, and trackers continue to be front of mind for HIPAA regulated entities seeking clarity on their ability to advertise, market, and engage with existing and prospective patients. On March 18, 2024, the U.S....more

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OCR Updates Its Website Tracking Tool Guidance

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued updated guidance on March 18, 2024 regarding the use of online tracking technologies by entities and business associates covered by the...more

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What Real Estate Businesses Need to Know About Using Website Tracking Technologies

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Real estate businesses frequently operate multiple websites. These may include corporate websites, websites for each of their properties, and websites for their apps and ancillary service offerings. To maximize the...more

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3 Questions Healthcare Provider Organizations Need to Consider when Implementing Pixel Tracking Technologies

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Online tracking technologies, such as pixels, have become a common feature of the modern web and app ecosystem. Pixels and other online tracking technologies may be configured to collect user data about website visits,...more

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[Webinar] Do Cookies Collect PHI? A Deep Dive into the OCR Bulletin on Online Tracking Technologies - February 22nd, 1:00 pm -...

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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Bulletin (Dec. 2022) outlining the obligations for HIPAA covered entities and businesses when deploying online tracking...more

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