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Health Care
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Technology and Health Care
Corporate TIPS and Compliance Checkup: CCPA v. HIPAA - CCPA Gets Tested in the Health Care Space
on April 16, 2020
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been in effect since January 2020, and is still the most stringent of all state laws regarding personally identifiable information (PII). The CCPA exempts some protected health information (PHI) from its requirements. Although there is no blanket exemption for health care providers, most of these providers are familiar with similar data privacy requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). There is no private right of action for an individual under HIPAA for data breaches. The CCPA on the other hand, does provide such an action, which is why the state law is one of the more powerful privacy laws....
Posted In: Health Care
Compliance Checkup: Record Number of Health Care Data Breaches Recorded by the Office for Civil Rights in July 2019
on October 8, 2019
As an industry, health care seems to lag behind other sectors when it comes to information technology (IT). This has not always been beneficial; however, in the case of data breach incidents, any delayed effects are welcome. It appears the time is up....
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Health Care and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Industries:
Technology and Health Care
Compliance Checkup: Part Two: Does Your Practice Need to Comply with the General Data Protection Regulation?
on September 24, 2019
Remember earlier this month when my colleague Craig Horbus gave us a primer on the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR? Read on for Part II on what GDPR requires and how to comply....
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Cybersecurity & Data Privacy and Health Care
Industries:
Technology and Health Care
Compliance Checkup: Part One: Does Your Practice Need to Comply with the General Data Protection Regulation?
on September 10, 2019
I'd like to introduce you to my colleague, Craig Horbus, a partner at Brouse McDowell. He's actually a superhero without a cape — he helps companies of all sizes and in all industries address data security issues....