Florida medical record disclosure law preempted by HIPAA *

USA - May 20 2013
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit recently ruled that a Florida law requiring nursing homes to disclose patient records of deceased…

Co-authors: Heather Egan Sussman, James A. Saling.

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OCR issues final modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security, breach notification and enforcement rules to implement the HITECH Act *

USA - February 20 2013
On January 25, 2013, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule (Final Rule)…

Co-authors: Edward G. Zacharias, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Amy Hooper Kearbey, Daniel F. Gottlieb, Ryan S. Higgins.

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HIPAA de-identification guidance *

USA - December 11 2012
Office of Civil Rights has released additional guidance addressing the de-identification of protected health information in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Co-authors: Amy M. Gordon, Amy Hooper Kearbey, Daniel F. Gottlieb.

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New flexibility for pharmaceutical and medical device companies in Massachusetts, but at a price *

USA - August 1 2012
In July 2012 Massachusetts amended its Gift Ban Law and its Anti-Kickback Statute, both of which are among the most restrictive state laws of their kind.

Co-authors: James S. Cohen, Joan Polacheck, Susan S. Lee, Glenn Engelmann.

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FTC: employers who buy profiles from data brokers to supply profiles on applicants or employees must comply with the FCRA *

USA - July 3 2012
We recently released a Hot Topic that details the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) settlement with Spokeo, Inc.

Co-authors: Heather Egan Sussman, Carla A.R. Hine.

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