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The New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), if enacted, could create a chilling effect on patient access and engagement to readily available digital health care services relied upon by [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-January 29, 2025-: Healthcare Analytics Market to Hit USD 133.19 Billion by 2029 with 24.3% CAGR (C)1994-2025 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:28012025 Browse 516 market data Tables and 55 Figures spread [...]

As the healthcare sector continues to be a top target for cyber criminals, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule (scheduled to be [...]

On December 27, 2024, for the first time in over a decade, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify [...]

As the December 23, 2024, compliance date approaches for the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule ('Final Rule'), below are three areas where HIPAA covered [...]

INTRODUCTION Note From the Editors We bring you Vital Signs, a curated, one-stop resource on the most notable digital health law updates from our U.S. and global contributors. In Industry [...]

A healthcare provider delivering pain management services in Florida and other states faces a $1.19 million civil monetary penalty from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office [...]

New York hospitals have less than a year to dust off their Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance programs and update them to comply with more stringent and [...]

On April 26, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the final HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (Final Rule). The Final Rule became [...]

On October 29, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement Executive Order 14117 'Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and [...]

The Network and Information Security Directive 2022/2555 (the 'NIS2 Directive') has now come into effect from 17 October 2024 with application to the following sectors (but subject to the enactment [...]

In May 2024, the Attorney-General indicated that the Privacy Act will soon undergo significant changes. The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Bill) was subsequently introduced into the lower [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-October 18, 2024-: Healthcare Cloud Computing Market to Achieve CAGR of 11.8% By 2031 | SkyQuest Technology (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:17102024 The Healthcare Cloud Computing Market is poised for [...]

This article examines the cross-industry effects of data protection, focusing on healthcare, employee privacy, marketing practices, and the protection of trade secrets and intellectual property. It highlights the importance of [...]

When we think about data protection and GDPR compliance, it's easy to focus on Big Tech giants like Google and Meta. However, the GDPR applies to all organisations, regardless of [...]

UMC Health System, one of the largest hospitals in West Texas faced a critical situation last Thursday as a ransomware attack crippled many of its systems, forcing the diversion of [...]

On June 25, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published an extensive Final Rule amending the HIPAA privacy rule, providing new protections for [...]

Announcing its fourth ransomware cybersecurity investigation and settlement, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) also observed there has been a 264% increase in large ransomware breaches since 2018. Here, the [...]

If there is one thing artificial intelligence (AI) systems need is data and lots of it as training AI is essential for achieving success for a given use case. A [...]

INTRODUCTION The Nigeria Data Protection Act of 2023 (NDPA) marks a significant milestone in Nigeria's journey towards protecting personal data rights and freedom. The legislation aim to safeguard the rights [...]

eClinicalWorks, an ambulatory cloud EHR, reported that North Texas Preferred Health Partners (NTPHP) is successfully utilizing Sunoh.ai, saving 50 percent of time spent on documentation daily. The company said the [...]

Listen to this post With technology rapidly evolving and jurisdictions appearing blurred, it is increasingly important to be mindful of data flow and use. This is particularly true where patient [...]

Healthcare providers running on thin margins or just seeking new (and in the case of tax-exempt providers, permissible) revenue sources may jump at the chance when third party vendors offer [...]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ('CMS') and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ('ONC') have released a final rule establishing 'disincentives' (i.e., penalties) for [...]

On July 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a final rule, linked below, to [...]

Listen to this post Gradually, data is being recognized as an asset in an increasingly data-hungry healthcare industry. In the tenth episode of Sheppard Mullin's Health-e Law Podcast, Arti Bedi [...]

The UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (the 'ICO'), has published new guidance for health and social care organisations to ensure they are being transparent. Organisations must comply [...]

Welcome to Health-e Law, Sheppard Mullin's podcast exploring the fascinating health tech topics and trends of the day. In this episode, Arti Bedi Pullins, President and Chief Healthcare Officer at [...]

On June 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ('HHS') Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ('ONC') and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]

Highlights The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers and set the stage for future enforcement actions. Continuing HHS' commitment to [...]