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Recently announced changes to the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rule represent
one of the most significant developments in health care privacy law
in the past 10 years. Known as the final omnibus rule, the changes
were announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
on January 17, 2013, and published in final form in the Federal
Register on January 25. The rule greatly enhances patient privacy
protections, provides individuals new rights to their health
information and strengthens the government's ability to enforce
the law.
Click here to read a recent Client Alert that
was published by Proskauer on the new rule. This alert
explores the rule's provisions and many of the new requirements
it imposes on covered entities, business associates, and
subcontractors engaged by business associates.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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The 2010 theft of an unencrypted laptop containing confidential health care information made front-page news in 2013, not because a huge number of patients were affected, but for the exact opposite reason.
Identity theft is a serious threat. In 2012, more than 12.6 million adults became victims of identity theft in the U.S.1 And the costs have been astronomical.
On April 22 Verizon released its 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), which has since 2008 become a leading annual survey of data breaches, with participants across the globe.
Increasingly, privacy is a big concern in app development. California and other jurisdictions are ramping up enforcement efforts around existing privacy laws.
Understanding the complexities of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules is often a challenge for health care providers and consumers.
Any company that collects personal data from consumers should take proactive steps to have appropriate legal counsel review its data security practices, as well as its terms of service or privacy practices, to identify any potential problem areas.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published on its website a series of factsheets designed to educate consumers unfamiliar with their rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules.
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