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The Physician Payment Sunshine Act Final Rule

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2013

On February 1, 2013, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) Final

Key elements of the new “omnibus” HIPAA privacy and security regulations

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 24 2013

On January 18, 2013, nearly four years after the passage of the HITECH Act and its amendments to HIPAA, and nearly three years after it proposed

The wait is over! HHS finally issues revised HIPAA privacy and security regulations

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 18 2013

Nearly four years after the passage of the HITECH Act and its amendments to HIPAA, and nearly three years after it proposed regulatory amendments

Massachusetts Attorney General secures $140,000 settlement of claims that patient information was left in a town dump

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 7 2013

The Massachusetts Attorney General announced today that the former owners of a medical billing practice and four pathology groups have agreed to

HHS announces first HIPAA breach settlement involving less than 500 patients

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 2 2013

The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights ("HHS OCR") announced today that it was, for the first time, entering into a monetary

NLRB confirms that comments posted on social media may be entitled to protection

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 2 2013

In a post from earlier today, my colleagues,Lyndsey Kruzer and Mike Rosen, discuss the NLRB's conclusion that social media comments can be protected

FTC finally amends Red Flags Rule regulations to match 2010 statutory amendment

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 7 2012

The FTC announced today that it has, at long last, modified its Red Flags Rule to match the language of the Red Flag Clarification Act of 2010

HHS OCR issues guidance regarding methods for de-identification of PHI in accordance with HIPAA

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 27 2012

On November 26, HHS OCR released guidance regarding methods for de-identification of protected health information in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule

Massachusetts DPH finalizes revised "gift ban"; regulations: softens rules on meals, expense reporting, and payment of med device training expenses

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 26 2012

On November 21, 2012, the Public Health Council promulgated final revised regulations relating to the so-called physician gift ban law, Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111N (“Chapter 111N”

FTC announces agenda for workshop exploring practices, privacy implications of comprehensive collection of web data

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 26 2012

The FTC has announced a preliminary agenda for a program it calls "The Big Picture: Comprehensive Data Collection."