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Fifth Circuit Decision Raises Cyber Enforcement Complications for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

February 9, 2021 By Jon Knight and Kate Hanniford

As the Biden administration begins detailing its regulatory and enforcement priorities, it faces a new challenge on the health data privacy and security front.  In University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, No. 19-60226 (5th Cir. 2021), the Fifth Circuit vacated a $4.3 million penalty against […]

Filed Under: Enforcement, Health Privacy, HHS, Regulation

New Law Requires HHS to Consider Recognized Security Practices as Mitigating Factor When Determining Penalties

January 21, 2021 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On January 5, 2021, the president signed into law H.R. 7898, an Act that amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider specific recognized security practices of covered entities and business associates when making certain determinations regarding fines, penalties, […]

Filed Under: Data Security, Enforcement, Health Privacy, HHS Tagged With: HHS, HIPAA, HITECH, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

California Mandates COVID Exposure and Outbreak Reporting to Employees, Government Agencies

September 23, 2020 By Daniel Felz and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On Thursday, September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 685 (“AB685”) into law.  AB685 amends a number of portions of California’s Labor Code to address the COVID-19 pandemic.  In addition to provisions that regulate reopening activities at California worksites, AB685 introduces two new COVID-related notification obligations for California employers: (1) a requirement […]

Filed Under: Advisories, California, Cybersecurity, Health Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Behavioral Tracking, Big Data, cybersecurity, Health Information Security, Regulatory Enforcement

Proposed Federal Privacy Legislation Tackles COVID-19 Data

May 21, 2020 By Jon Knight

Data collection and analysis is becoming a key weapon in the fight against COVID-19 both here in the United States and around the globe.  But as governments and tech companies roll out a variety of applications and contact tracing tools, legislators from both sides of the political aisle are questioning how to handle the data […]

Filed Under: Health Privacy, Legislation, Mobile Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, privacy legislation, private right of action

FTC Cautions Against Biased Outcomes in Use of AI and Algorithms

April 14, 2020 By Kate Hanniford

As the healthcare and financial impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve with the global pandemic, the use of AI technology and associated risks have received greater attention.  On April 8, 2020, the FTC posted an extensive summary of its recent enforcement actions, studies, and guidance regarding the use of AI tools and algorithms.  The summary […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Financial Privacy, Health Privacy, Privacy

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