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Data Breach
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Health IT Law Blog
Steve Fox on the new PHR privacy rules
By Vadim Schick
Bob Brewin of NextGov interviewed Steve Fox regarding the new privacy rules for vendors of personal health records (PHRs), and the applicability of such rules not only to PHR vendors such…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 4/23/09
Losing my laptop is probably in my top 5 biggest fears, easily. I've lost a hard drive several times within the past year so I'm as used to that as…
Health IT Law Blog
$50,000 Laptops: Average cost to employers in case of breach
A new study of 138 laptop-loss cases suffered over a recent 12-month period by 29 organizations, found that, on average, each lost or stolen laptop cost the employer $49,246. About…
Employer Law Report
Data Breach Case Highlights Importance of Vendor Management
By Brian Hall
A recent case highlights employers' need to carefully control and monitor their vendor relationships to ensure that those vendors are taking all necessary precautions to protect the personal information of…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
HHS Issues Information Security Guidance Related to HITECH Act Breach Notice Obligations
On April 17, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") issued proposed information security guidance, as required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act…
Health IT Law Blog
This just in: New HHS guidance about securing protected information
From HHS: On April 17, 2009, HHS issued guidance specifying the technologies and methodologies that render protected health information unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals, as required by the…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
FTC Issues Proposed Rules for Security Breach Notification under HITECH
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) posted its proposed rule today implementing new breach notification requirements for health records, which were required to be promulgated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical…
Proskauer on Privacy
California District Court Closes the Gap Left by Ruiz
On Monday, the Northern District of California granted Gap, Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment in Ruiz v. Gap, Inc., et al., Case No. 07-5739 SC, holding that Ruiz's allegations of…
Health IT Law Blog
UPDATED: ARRA Includes Major Changes to Healthcare Privacy Law
The HITECH Act includes a number of provisions regarding confidentiality, privacy and security of protected health information, which significantly affect both the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Dos and Don’ts of Data Breach and Information Security Policy
The Federal Trade Commission, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development are hosting a multinational workshop on "Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy"…