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Regulators Offer Guidance on Privacy and Security for Health App Developers
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Laura E. Goldsmith This month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued guidance on privacy and security best practices for health-related mobile apps, such as fitness apps connected with wearables, diet and weight loss apps, and health insurance portals...
HIPAA Breach: 1,111 Veteran Records Improperly Dumped
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the potential exposure of 1,111 veteran health records after files containing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI) were accidentally tossed in a dumpster. The...
New FTC Tool Provides Guidance for Developers of Mobile Health Apps
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A new web-based tool from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is designed to help developers of health-related mobile apps. It’s specifically designed to help developers understand what federal laws and regulations might apply to their apps. The FTC...
Advocate Health Care Settles HIPAA Allegations for $5.55 Million
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On August 4, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Advocate Health Care Network for multiple potential HIPAA violations involving electronic protected health information (ePHI). Advocate...
Fines Remain Rare Even As Health Data Breaches Multiply
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Federal health watchdogs say they are cracking down on organizations that don’t protect the privacy and security of patient records, but data suggests otherwise. by Charles Ornstein (David Sleight/ProPublica) This story was co-published with NPR’s...

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Jump Start Your CCPA Compliance with DWT

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), enacted last summer, will drive class action lawsuits for information breaches as well as impose sweeping new compliance obligations on any company that does business in California and collects or uses personal...
HHS Reinterprets (and Significantly Lowers) Annual Penalty Caps for HIPAA Violations

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that it is lowering the maximum total penalties it may assess against covered entities and business associates for multiple violations of a single HIPAA provision...
The Privacy Oracle: April 2019

The Privacy Oracle consolidates significant U.S. legislative and regulatory developments at the state and federal level into a single publication. In this month’s issue, we offer: An analysis of bills introduced in the 116th Congress that seek to regulate...
Appeals Court Invalidates TCPA’s Exemption to Automated-Call Prohibition for Collection of Debts Owed to or Guaranteed b...

With Hobbs Act Case Pending in Supreme Court, 4th Circuit’s Decision May Implicate Fate of Other FCC-Created Exceptions and Allowances Under TCPA’s Automated-Call Ban The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has held that an exemption Congress...
Privacy Meets Risk: The Internal Auditor’s Guide to CCPA

The National Restaurant Association will host the Financial Officers, Tax Executives & Internal Auditors Executive Study Group Meeting, June 25-27, 2019 in Costa Mesa, California. Over the course of three days, leading restaurant industry tax, finance...

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Advisory Alert: Proposed Changes to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Confidentiality Rule | Privacy & Security Law Blog

On Feb. 9, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule putting forth ame...

Tennessee Gives Businesses 45 Days for Data Breach Notice | Privacy & Security Law Blog | Davis Wright Tremaine

Recent amendments to the State’s data breach statute give a hard deadline for a business to provide consumer notice, removes encryption safe harbor, exempts entities that are subject to the Health Ins...