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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Nora Katz |Beth Pitman
HK Holland & Knight More Holland & Knight is a global law firm with nearly 2,000 lawyers in offices throughout the world. Our attorneys provide representation in litigation, business, real estate, healthcare and governmental law. Interdisciplinary practice groups and industry-based teams provide clients with access to attorneys throughout the firm, regardless of location.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Shannon Britton Hartsfield |Beth Pitman
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hasissued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that strengthens theSecurity Rule of the Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act (HIPAA). If finalized, the rule will have asignificant impact on the healthcare sector. The NPRM's proposals are designed to address changes in thehealthcare environment and technology, significant increases incyberattacks and data breaches, and cybersecurity best practices,among other areas.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Shannon Britton Hartsfield |Beth Pitman
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hasissued an unpublished Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)1 that strengthensthe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)Security Rule and, if finalized, will have a significant impact onthe healthcare sector. HHS observed that healthcare breaches can lead to harms fargreater than those of breaches in other business sectors.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Beth Pitman |Shannon Britton Hartsfield |Julia Hesse
December typically ushers in a final round of enforcement
actions by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'
(HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR), and 2024 is no exception.
This Holland & Knight alert considers several points for a
year-end review of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA) compliance.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Shannon Britton Hartsfield |Beth Pitman
The federal government has devoted significant free resources
that can help the members of the healthcare industry shore up their
data security efforts.
Developing robust privacy and security compliance programs can
help avoid breaches and may also reduce penalties if something goes
wrong.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
birminghammedicalnews.com | Beth Pitman
By Beth Neal Pitman
This article is Part 2 of a two-part series on the information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers that took effect on Aug. 1, 2024, following publication of the final rule in July by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
In August, HHS finalized information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers that continue the agency’s commitment to encouraging permitted access to and exchange of electronic health information.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
birminghammedicalnews.com | Beth Pitman
By Beth Neal Pitman
This article is Part 1 of a two-part series on the information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers that took effect on Aug. 1, 2024, following publication of the final rule in July by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Beth Pitman
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Holland & Knight is a global law firm with nearly 2,000 lawyers in offices throughout the world. Our attorneys provide representation in litigation, business, real estate, healthcare and governmental law. Interdisciplinary practice groups and industry-based teams provide clients with access to attorneys throughout the firm, regardless of location.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Paul Bond |Shannon Britton Hartsfield |Beth Pitman
The ruling in American Hospital Association v. Becerra
is a victory for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA) covered entities using third-party tracking tools on
unauthenticated webpages.
Although the decision does not immediately end the many class
actions brought against healthcare providers regarding website
cookie and pixel use, the decision should make such lawsuits
significantly less attractive to plaintiffs.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
birminghammedicalnews.com | Beth Pitman |Eddie Williams III |Shannon Britton Hartsfield
By Beth Neal Pitman, Eddie Williams III and Shannon Britton Hartsfield
Holland & Knight
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has, as part of its mandate, the responsibility to enforce the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule.
