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OCR announces expansion of its Health Information Privacy Enforcement team

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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February 28 2013

On February 27, 2013, the HHS Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") announced the availability of several Health Information Privacy Specialist positions

Massachusetts Attorney General strikes: South Shore Hospital settles data breach allegations for $750,000

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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June 8 2012

On May 24, 2012, the Attorney General of Massachusetts announced that South Shore Hospital of South Weymouth, Massachusetts (South Shore) agreed to settle allegations that it failed to protect the personal and protected health information of more than 800,000 individuals

It's here: OCR releases long awaited HIPAAHITECH final rule

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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January 17 2013

The Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") of the Department of Health and Human Services released today the long awaited, and much anticipated, omnibus

New HHS regulations impose federal security breach notification requirements

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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September 23 2009

Until recently, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") did not require a covered entity to notify individuals when their protected health information ("PHI") had been the subject of a security breach unless a particular individual requested an accounting from the covered entity

Health information privacy and incentives, Medicaid funding, and other health care provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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March 4 2009

On Feb. 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the “ARRA”

HIPAA privacy and security changes in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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March 2 2009

On Feb. 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the “ARRA”

HHS rule implements HITECH Act changes to HIPAA enforcement

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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October 30 2009

On Friday, October 30, 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") published an interim final rule and request for comments that implements certain HIPAA enforcement changes made pursuant to the HITECH Act

Final Breach Notification Rule: HHS back to the drawing board

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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July 30 2010

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that its development of a Final Breach Notification Rule (currently, the rule is in interim final form) has been stalled, as the final rule was withdrawn from consideration of the Office of Management and Budget in order for HHS to give further consideration to what the final rule should include

New hITECHHIPAA proposed rule released today

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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July 8 2010

HHS has just released its proposed rule modifying the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules to implement the privacy, security, and certain enforcement provisions of subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

New HITECHHIPAA proposed rule released

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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July 27 2010

On July 8, 2010, the HHS released its proposed rule modifying the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules to implement the privacy, security, and certain enforcement provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA

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