• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar

Alston & Bird Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Blog

  • Home
  • Services
  • Events
  • Contacts

Health Privacy

HIPAA, Mental Health and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Back in the News

January 7, 2014 By Privacy & Data Security Team

Today, the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) publishes a proposed rule in the Federal Register by which it seeks to encourage reporting of persons with mental health bars to gun ownership/possession to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). It proposes to do so by revising the HIPAA Privacy Rule to […]

Filed Under: Health Privacy Tagged With: HIPAA, HITECH

CMS Releases Updated HIPAA Security Risk Analysis Tipsheet for EHR Meaningful Use Program

December 31, 2013 By Privacy & Data Security Team

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in conjunction with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has recently issued an updated tipsheet on conducting a security risk assessment for health care providers participating in CMS’s Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs.  To receive incentive payments through the program, providers must demonstrate meaningful use […]

Filed Under: Health Privacy, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Health Information Security, HIPAA, HITECH

New HHS OIG Report Raises Concerns about Oversight and Enforcement of HIPAA Security Rule

December 10, 2013 By Privacy & Data Security Team

On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report raising concerns about the adequacy of the HHS Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) oversight and enforcement of HIPAA’s Security Rule. The Security Rule establishes the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that covered entities and their business associates are required to implement […]

Filed Under: Health Privacy, Privacy, Workplace Privacy Tagged With: HIPAA, HITECH

FTC Announces 2014 Spring Seminars Disclosing Future Regulatory Focus

December 4, 2013 By Privacy & Data Security Team

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission announced three main topics that will be the focus of its Spring 2014 privacy seminars. The areas to be examined are: (1) Mobile Device Tracking; (2) Alternative Scoring Products; and (3) Consumer Generated and Controlled Health Data.  The Mobile Device Tracking seminar, which is open to the public, will take […]

Filed Under: Behavioral Advertising, Health Privacy, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Consumer Generated and Controlled Health Data, Health Information Security, HIPAA

California Privacy Ballot Initiative Moves Forward: Act Would Amend California Constitution to Set Standards for Collection and Protection of Personally Identifying Information, including Financial and/or Health Information

October 4, 2013 By Privacy & Data Security Team

California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has allowed signature collection to commence for a ballot initiative, named the Personal Privacy Protection Act, that could drastically alter the California privacy regime. The initiative, led by former state Senator Steve Peace and retired attorney Michael Thorsnes, seeks to amend the California Constitution to define personally identifiable information […]

Filed Under: Behavioral Advertising, Financial Privacy, Health Privacy, Legislation, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation Tagged With: Privacy Class Actions, US State Law

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 7
  • Go to page 8
  • Go to page 9
  • Go to page 10
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

This blog is a service of Alston & Bird’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy team and focuses on key data privacy and data security issues.


Receive email notifications when new posts are added.

Receive email notifications when new posts are added.


THE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
Click here to see the editions

PRIVACY & CYBER EVENTS
Click here to see upcoming and past events

PRIVACY & CYBER MAILINGS
Click here to sign up

@ALSTONPRIVACY
Click here to follow us on Twitter

Secondary Sidebar

Categories

Recent Posts

  • President Biden Issues Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains
  • Eleventh Circuit Holds Risk of Future Harm Does Not Establish Article III Standing
  • European Commission Adopts Draft UK Adequacy Decision
  • NYDFS Issues Best Practices for Cyber Insurance Risk Management
  • Fifth Circuit Decision Raises Cyber Enforcement Complications for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Copyright © 2021 · Alston & Bird · All Rights Reserved. Privacy.