Topic
Patient Data
144 published works
Inside Privacy
The European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor consider the European Commission to be a processor of patient data in the eHealth Digital Service Infrastructure
By Kristof Van Quathem, Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses
On July 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) issued a joint opinion on the processing of patient data and the role…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
When hospitals battle superbug outbreaks, shouldn’t patients be informed?
When big hospitals are locked in bare-knuckle battles against debilitating and deadly bacterial and fungal infections sweeping their institutions, don’t patients have the right to know about these situations that…
New York Health Law
Is the Bankruptcy Code Provision on Disposal of Patient Records Useless?
Section 351 of the Bankruptcy Code permits a health care business in bankruptcy to dispose of patient records if it lacks sufficient funds to pay to store the records in…
Health Care and Life Sciences
CMS and ONC Tag Team to Promote Sharing of Patient Data
By Alaap B. Shah, Ebunola Aniyikaiye
On February 11th, blockchain advocates, digital health enthusiasts, and patients received positive news from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office of the National Coordinator for…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
A Pair of Year-End HIPAA Settlements
A relatively quiet year for HIPAA enforcement is ending with a small flourish. The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced two settlements…
Cleary Cybersecurity and Privacy Watch
Ohio District Court: No Standing Where Patients’ Medical Records “Might” Be Accessed Improperly Due To A Cybersecurity Vulnerability
By Rahul Mukhi, Anne Titus Hilby
On December 6, 2018, in Williams-Diggins v. Mercy Health, an Ohio district court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss a putative class action related to a cybersecurity vulnerability in the…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Data Breach Announced by CMS – Approximately 75,000 Individuals’ Files Affected
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team
Cyber-attacks on healthcare data are becoming increasingly common and costly and last week even CMS announced that it had suffered a data breach. The breach was detected in the Direct…
Data Counsel
HHS Releases Interim Guidance on Authorizations for Research
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released interim guidance on sufficiency of authorizations for future uses or disclosures of protected health information (PHI) for research purposes. The…
Healthcare Law Blog
Blockchain for Healthcare
By James Gatto
Blockchain technology is finding its way into every industry. Healthcare is no exception. According to a recent report by Deloitte, “blockchain technology has the potential to transform health care, placing the…
Health Industry Washington Watch
New “MyHealthEData” Initiative Focuses on Putting Patients in Charge of their Medical Records
The Trump Administration has launched a new MyHealthEData initiative intended to make it easier for Medicare beneficiaries and other health consumers to control their medical data and share it with…