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Final rules issued for breach of electronic health information

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 16 2009

In the last week of August, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") and the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") officially published their final rules concerning consumer notification of breaches of protected health information ("PHI"

Final rules issued for breach of electronic health information

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 17 2009

In the last week of August, 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") and the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") officially published their final rules concerning consumer notification of breaches of protected health information ("PHI"

Virginia issues guidance on information security program requirement

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 2 2009

The Virginia State Corporation Commission Bureau of Insurance (the "Bureau") recently issued a bulletin to provide guidance on the development and implementation of privacy safeguards to all insurers, health service plans, health maintenance organizations, surplus lines brokers and other interested parties

New “Red Flag” identity theft Rules apply to healthcare providers

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 10 2009

Physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers may not be aware that the federal Red Flag Rules, 16 C.F.R. 681 (the “Rules”), may apply to them

HHS and FTC issue proposed regulations on breach notification requirements for health records

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 20 2009

The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") and the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") have recently issued proposed guidance and regulations on new breach notification requirements applicable to health records

HITECH's new requirements for business associates of health insurers are in effect

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 5 2010

Many people and entities that conduct business with health insurance carriers are subject to newly effective federal regulations that expand the privacy and security requirements of HIPAA

New Maine statute regulates collection & use of minors' personal information

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 15 2009

Maine recently enacted a marketing statute (which becomes effective September 11, 2009) regulating the collection of "personal information" and "health information" from minors for marketing purposes

Virginia new medical information data breach law

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 14 2010

The Commonwealth of Virginia recently enacted a law requiring notice of data breaches involving medical information

Business associate regulations effective; enforcement uncertain

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 24 2010

New requirements making the HIPAA privacy and security rules applicable to business associates of healthcare entities became effective on February 17, 2010

Compliance with new HIPAA Rules

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 10 2009

The recently passed Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ("HITECH Act") contains numerous amendments to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules that add new requirements and new limitations that HIPAA "covered entities" (i.e., health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses) and their "business associates" must comply with in the coming months

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