Dianne J. Bourque

Jan 7, 2025 | mondaq.com | Dianne J. Bourque |Pat G. Ouellette

Last fall at the Safeguarding Health Information: BuildingAssurance Through HIPAA Security 2024 conference, U.S. Departmentof Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR)promised that before year's end, it would publish amendments tothe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996(HIPAA) Security Rule. On December 27, 2024, OCR made good on thatpromise and released an unpublished version of the SecurityRule amendments proposal.

Jan 25, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Dianne J. Bourque

As we reflect on the flurry of activity in the health care data privacy and security space in 2023 and look ahead to what will continue to be a busy 2024, we are seeing the early stages of federal agency movement to align the regulatory environment with modern health care delivery, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative data-sharing techniques.

Apr 18, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Dianne J. Bourque |Pat G. Ouellette |Kate Stewart

In response to concerns about the confidentiality of protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive health care less than one year after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, and the prospect of such PHI being weaponized by states and used against patients, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has proposed amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to protect that information.

Apr 13, 2023 | natlawreview.com | Dianne J. Bourque

In response to concerns about the confidentiality of protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive health care less than one year after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, and the prospect of such PHI being weaponized by states and used against patients, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has proposed amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to protect that information.

Apr 13, 2023 | lexology.com | Dianne J. Bourque |Pat G. Ouellette

In response to concerns about the confidentiality of protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive health care less than one year after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, and the prospect of such PHI being weaponized by states and used against patients, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has proposed amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to protect that information.