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Patient Data
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Health Law Prof Blog
Information Blocking and Interoperability
Cross-Posted from Bill of HealthThe “Cromnibus” spending bill signed by the President on December 16 rightly upset Senator Warren and not just for providing luxury cars to a feckless Congress. However, in general…
Inside Privacy
HHS Releases Guidance Regarding Application of HIPAA Privacy Rule in Emergency Situations
In response to the recent Ebola outbreak and other events, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released guidance regarding the use and…
Health Law Update
Medical Information More Valuable to Hackers Than Credit Card Numbers
In light of the recently reported large healthcare data breaches that have resulted in the potential theft of the personal information of millions of patients, the FBI warned healthcare providers…
Data Counsel
California Extends Deadline for Reporting Breaches to the CDPH from 5 to 15 Business Days
By Cory J. Fox
On September 18, 2014, California Governor, Jerry Brown, signed Assembly Bill 1755 (“AB1755”) into law, amending breach notification provisions in the California Health and Safety Code applicable to licensed clinics,…
Healthcare Law Blog
New York’s Health Information Highway – SHIN-NY – Get Involved as it Gets Rolling
By Eric Altman, Vinay Bhupathy
The Statewide Health Information Network of New York , also referred to as SHIN-NY, is a State-sponsored secure database network that is intended to house patient records, clinical data as…
Health Law Rx
Patient Records: Increasing Exposure for Privacy Breaches
By Elizabeth F. Hodge, Karen M. Buesing
Healthcare providers and businesses that store or process protected health information ("PHI") face increased scrutiny and significant fines for data privacy breaches and security lapses in the coming months. In…
Health Law Rx
The Downside to Sharing – Two Hospitals to Pay Largest HIPAA Fine Yet
On May 7, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") announced the largest settlement to date under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
Health Law Rx
HHS Settlement: Reminder That HIPAA Applies to Local Governments Big and Small
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS) recently announced that it had reached an agreement with Skagit County, Washington to settle potential HIPAA violations…
Life Sciences Legal Update
EU Research Group Condemns EU Regulation for Restricting Growth in Life Sciences Sector; NHS Advocates Selling Confidential Patient Data For Secondary Purposes
By Lisa Baird
Reed Smith’s Global Regulatory Enforcement Law blog features two posts of interest to those in the life sciences industry, both written by Reed Smith partner Cynthia O’Donoghue. “EU Research Group…
Technology Law Dispatch
NHS Advocates Selling Confidential Patient Data For Secondary Purposes
Latest plans announced by the UK’s Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have resulted in a flurry of media controversy condemning NHS England (NHS) for advocating the sale of…