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Patient Data
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The Maryland Lawyer Blog
Maryland Appeals Court Rejects MedStar Patient Data Sharing Lawsuit
A Maryland appellate court has affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action against MedStar Health, ruling that the patient data allegedly shared with Facebook and Google does not qualify…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
A Reminder About Florida’s Ban on Offshore Health Data Storage: What Providers and Vendors Should Know
In May 2023, Florida enacted a significant change to its health data laws. Senate Bill 264 amended the Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act restricting where certain patient data can…
Healthcare Law Insights
HHS Crackdown on Information Blocking: New Era of Enforcement, Fines, and Compliance Risks for Healthcare Entities
By Taylor Crossley, Noreen Vergara
This post is part of our The Top 2025 Privacy and Security Issues Still Shaping Healthcare series, in which our team of attorneys provides essential strategies and insights for healthcare…
Regulatory Oversight
Texas Takes Aim at Epic Systems in Sweeping Challenge to EHR Data Control
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton has launched another challenge to the electronic health record (EHR) industry, filing suit against Epic Systems Corporation. At its core, the lawsuit accuses Epic…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Regulation Adds Privacy Protections for Patient Records on Substance Use Disorders
By By Jeremy W. Hays, Stephen A. Riga
Quick Hits Federal regulations generally require an entity covered by HIPAA to obtain a person’s express, written permission before disclosing personally identifiable records related to a substance use disorder. Health…
It's Just Business
Business Court Assesses Duties to Protect Patient Information Shared Through Electronic Portals
A Durham County class action asks whether “My Chart,” a widely used portal that medical providers use to communicate with patients about test results, conditions, and treatments should more aptly…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Artificial Intelligence raises important legal and policy considerations for patient data and clinical trials
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in research and development and the research and development of AI solutions themselves create far reaching legal and policy questions in the clinical research…
Med Law Blog
HIPAA Fundamentals for Providers
In March of this year, The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services issued a letter addressing the recent cybersecurity incident impacting many health care…
Inside Privacy
HHS Publishes Final Rule to Align Part 2 and HIPAA
By Anna D. Kraus, Elizabeth Brim, Aubrey Stoddard
On February 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a final rule to amend the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (“SUD”) Patient Records regulations (“Part…
Global Policy Watch
All but One Claim in Pathology Lab Data Breach Class Action Tossed on Motion to Dismiss
Only one claim survived dismissal in a recent putative class action lawsuit alleging that a pathology laboratory failed to safeguard patient data in a cyberattack. See Order Granting Motion to Dismiss…