Last week the FTC issued its final report to address privacy issues associated with new and emerging technologies and business models (“Report”). This follows the FTC’s preliminary report issued in December 2010. Since the preliminary report, the FTC … [Read more] about FTC Releases Final Report: Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change
HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy Rule Now at OMB
Last month, we reported that it was being widely reported that HIPAA/HITECH Act Omnibus Final Rule would be issued in March 2012, but that it had not yet been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under Executive Order … [Read more] about HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy Rule Now at OMB
Alston & Bird Delivers Webinar on HIPAA Data Breaches: Managing them Internally and in Response to Civil/Criminal Investigations
Alston & Bird hosted the second session of its three-part webinar series on health care litigation on Thursday, March 22, 2012, 1pm-2pm. Spence Pryor, Paula Stannard and Jason Popp were the featured panelists. View more and download the … [Read more] about Alston & Bird Delivers Webinar on HIPAA Data Breaches: Managing them Internally and in Response to Civil/Criminal Investigations
HIPAA Covered Health Plans Beware: HHS Office of Civil Rights Kicks Off HIPAA Audit Program
Since November 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has been conducting audits of covered entities (the “HIPAA Audit Program”) for compliance with the privacy and … [Read more] about HIPAA Covered Health Plans Beware: HHS Office of Civil Rights Kicks Off HIPAA Audit Program
<i>U.S. v. Jones</i>, 132 S. Ct. 945 (2012)
The United States Supreme Court Rules that Certain GPS Surveillance Constitutes a Search under the Fourth Amendment The United States Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Jones, 132 S. Ct. 945 (2012), reveals deep fractures in the Court’s … [Read more] about <i>U.S. v. Jones</i>, 132 S. Ct. 945 (2012)