In the largest settlement pertaining to children’s privacy, Google LLC and its subsidiary YouTube LLC on September 4 agreed to pay $170 million to settle…
On May 24 the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a fact sheet on direct liability of business associates…
On April 26, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a notification that it was exercising its discretion on assessing Civil Money Penalties…
On March 28, the Division of National Standards, at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) announced the launch of its Compliance Review Program to…
HHS: 2018 Was All-time Record Year for HIPAA Enforcement The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
As the health care sector continues to be a target of cyberattacks, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released new guidance to protect…
An August 2 article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Life Sciences News, “California’s Dreaming of Tougher Health-Care Privacy,” discussed the California Consumer Privacy Act, a…
A recent federal court lawsuit by a private individual accusing Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) of violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was…
A June 6 article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Life Sciences News, “Feds Get Dinged for Subpar Health-Care Cybersecurity,” discussed a letter that was recently…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a Medical Device Safety Action Plan detailing its current initiatives and future plans to ensure the safety…
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