Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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Fifth Circuit Narrowly Interprets HIPAA Encryption and Disclosure Rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has vacated a $4.3 million civil monetary penalty...
Hannah Schaller, Jason Wool
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Proposed HIPAA Changes for Business Associates
Photo credit: Denys Prykhodov – stock.adobe.com. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued...
Hannah Schaller, Jason Wool
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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...
Michelle Anderson, Devron Brown
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HHS Announces Reduced Annual Limits on Civil Money Penalties for Most HIPAA Violations
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently issued a Notification of Enforcement Discretion Regarding...
Michelle Anderson, Jason Wool
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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,...
Marci Rozen
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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...
Anna Hsia
