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HHS Releases Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules

On July 8, 2010, HHS released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) which includes proposed changes to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy, Security, and...

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HHS Releases Final Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules

In the 1979 movie “The Jerk,” Steve Martin excitedly announced “The new phone book’s here!  The new phone book’s here!”  With the HHS release of the new Final Rule yesterday (January 17, 2013),...

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FTC Asserts Power to Regulate Data Security, Denies LabMD’s Motion to Dismiss

In a case that fundamentally challenges the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to regulate data security, the Commission has denied a motion to dismiss its own complaint against a cancer-detection...

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Mitigating New and Expanded Threats to the Security and Privacy of Patient...

On March 12, 2014, the Ponemon Institute released its Fourth Annual Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security.The study reveals the results of research and interviews with nearly 100 healthcare...

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LabMD — A TV Drama in the Making

When we last tuned into the closely-followed litigation between the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and LabMD, Inc., a medical laboratory company, the FTC’s administrative complaint, alleging LabMD...

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New Law to Govern Pharmacy Rewards Program Retailers in Connecticut

On July 1, 2014, a new law will impose additional requirements on retailers operating pharmacy rewards programs (“covered retailers”) in Connecticut. Because the state law imposes requirements more...

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Targeting Ads with Health and Medical Data: What Online Platforms Need to Know

You may have noticed more online ads lately related to health and medical conditions—perhaps conditions that you have, or that someone in your household has. Increasingly, online ad platforms have...

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What Laws Apply to My Health-Related App? Check the FTC Website

The FTC recently released a Mobile Health Apps Interactive Tool aimed at assisting app developers in determining what laws apply to them in the health space. Developed in conjunction with the...

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HIPAA and the Cloud: HHS Issues Guidance on PHI and Cloud Computing

The Department of Health and Human Services recently issued some much-needed guidance on how HIPAA applies when protected health information (“PHI”) is stored in the cloud. Some key highlights are...

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HHS Releases Final Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules

In the 1979 movie “The Jerk,” Steve Martin excitedly announced “The new phone book’s here!  The new phone book’s here!”  With the HHS release of the new Final Rule yesterday (January 17, 2013),...

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FTC Asserts Power to Regulate Data Security, Denies LabMD’s Motion to Dismiss

In a case that fundamentally challenges the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to regulate data security, the Commission has denied a motion to dismiss its own complaint against a cancer-detection...

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Mitigating New and Expanded Threats to the Security and Privacy of Patient...

On March 12, 2014, the Ponemon Institute released its Fourth Annual Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security.The study reveals the results of research and interviews with nearly 100 healthcare...

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LabMD — A TV Drama in the Making

When we last tuned into the closely-followed litigation between the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and LabMD, Inc., a medical laboratory company, the FTC’s administrative complaint, alleging LabMD...

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New Law to Govern Pharmacy Rewards Program Retailers in Connecticut

On July 1, 2014, a new law will impose additional requirements on retailers operating pharmacy rewards programs (“covered retailers”) in Connecticut. Because the state law imposes requirements more...

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Targeting Ads with Health and Medical Data: What Online Platforms Need to Know

You may have noticed more online ads lately related to health and medical conditions—perhaps conditions that you have, or that someone in your household has. Increasingly, online ad platforms have...

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What Laws Apply to My Health-Related App? Check the FTC Website

The FTC recently released a Mobile Health Apps Interactive Tool aimed at assisting app developers in determining what laws apply to them in the health space. Developed in conjunction with the...

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HIPAA and the Cloud: HHS Issues Guidance on PHI and Cloud Computing

The Department of Health and Human Services recently issued some much-needed guidance on how HIPAA applies when protected health information (“PHI”) is stored in the cloud. Some key highlights are...

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CCPA Update: Amendments Head to Governor’s Desk; Money Allocated for Regulations

Note: SB 1121 was signed into law on September 23, 2018. On August 31, 2018, the California legislature unanimously passed a bill, SB 1121, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). While...

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HHS Announces Reduced Annual Limits on Civil Money Penalties for Most HIPAA...

The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently issued a Notification of Enforcement Discretion Regarding HIPAA Civil Money Penalties (“CMPs”) in which it lowered the maximum annual fines...

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10 Ways a Business Associate Can Trigger HIPAA Enforcement

The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) may have signaled its interest in pursuing more enforcement actions against business associates. On May 24, 2019, the HHS Office for Civil Rights...

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