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Anthem Settles Data Breach Litigation for Record-Setting $115M

June 27, 2017 By Andrew Liebler

Health insurance giant Anthem, Inc. agreed to the largest data breach settlement to-date last week, ending multi-district consumer litigation over a 2015 data breach for $115 million.  The data breach, which resulted from a hacker-orchestrated cyberattack following the theft of an employee password, exposed personally identifiable information (“PII”) and protected health information (“PHI”) of nearly […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Health Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Security Breach Tagged With: Class Action, Health Information Security, HIPAA

HHS/OCR Announces Launch of HIPAA Audit Program Phase 2

March 21, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Today, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’s (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the launch of Phase 2 of its HIPAA Compliance Audit Program. (OCR’s announcement can be accessed at Audit Phase 2 Announcement and further information about Phase 2 can be accessed at Audit Phase 2 Information.) In this phase, OCR will […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Enforcement, Health Privacy, Regulation, Security Breach Tagged With: Health Information Privacy, Health Information Security, HIPAA, HIPAA Audit Program, HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Security Rule, HITECH

HHS Issues HIPAA Security Rule Crosswalk with NIST Cybersecurity Framework

February 29, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Last week, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a crosswalk between the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. The crosswalk – which was developed in conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT – maps each […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Security, Health Privacy, Legislation, Regulation Tagged With: Health Information Security, HIPAA, HIPAA Security Rule, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

European Data Protection Supervisor Releases Opinion on Mobile Health

June 18, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”), Giovanni Buttarelli, has published an opinion on Mobile Health (“mHealth”); a rapidly evolving sector that stems from the convergence of healthcare and information communication technology.  mHealth includes mobile applications designed to provide health-related services through smart devices by processing personal information about an individual’s health, well-being, and lifestyle. The […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Big Data, European Union (EU), Health Information Security, Mobile Technologies

Paula Stannard Authors Bloomberg BNA Article on Business Associates HIPAA Compliance

May 12, 2015 By HIPAA Privacy & Security Team

Paula Stannard, one of the practice leaders of the firm’s HIPAA Privacy & Security Team authored, “Business Associates’ HIPAA Compliance: Should Covered Entities Be Concerned?” in Bloomberg BNA’s Health IT Law & Industry Report. The article discusses why HIPAA covered entities (or business associates) should be concerned about the ability of their business associates (or […]

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

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