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

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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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
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USA
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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

FTC to host public roundtables in December to address evolving consumer privacy issues

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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September 17 2009

The Federal Trade Commission will host a series of public "roundtable discussions" to explore the privacy challenges posed by "technology and business practices that collect and use consumer data," including social networking, cloud computing, online behavioral advertising, mobile marketing, and the collection and use of information by retailers, data brokers, third-party applications, and other diverse businesses

Texas to destroy 5.3 million illegally obtained blood samples

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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December 26 2009

As part of the settlement of a federal court action, the State of Texas has agreed to destroy more than 5 million blood samples taken from babies without parental consent and stored indefinitely for the purpose of scientific research

Massachusetts regulators propose amendments to information security regulations, delay enforcement until March 1, 2010

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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August 18 2009

On Monday, August 17, 2009, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) indicated that it will be modifying some provisions of the strict Massachusetts information security regulations first promulgated last year, 201 CMR 17

Is tougher HIPAA enforcement finally on its way?

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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December 9 2009

It has been well over a decade since the passage of HIPAA in 1996

Congressional aide shares secret ethics list with the world

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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November 1 2009

Last week, it was learned that a secret report of the U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee was disclosed -- apparently inadvertently -- by a junior committee staff member

Connecticut AG opens new era in HIPAA enforcement with Health Net suit

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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January 13 2010

In the first instance of a state attorney general exercising the new powers granted by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ("HITECH Act"), Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (and recently announced candidate for the U.S. Senate) filed suit today against Health Net of Connecticut, Inc. for failing to secure private patient medical records and financial information involving 446,000 enrollees in Connecticut and for failing to notify consumers of the security breach promptly

Update on HIPAA business associate regulations -- OCR says they still aren't ready, gives no date

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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March 18 2010

In a notice apparently posted March 17, 2010, the Office of Civic Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services ("OCR") acknowledged its delay in issuing regulations for HIPAA business associate agreements

LifeLock to pay $12 million to settle charges that identity theft prevention and data security claims were false

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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March 10 2010

LifeLock, Inc, a self-proclaimed "industry leader in the rapidly growing field of identity theft protection" has agreed to pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission and $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys general to settle charges that LifeLock falsely promoted its identity theft protection services

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

HHS announces first HIPAA breach settlement involving less than 500 patients

FTC to host public roundtables in December to address evolving consumer privacy issues

Texas to destroy 5.3 million illegally obtained blood samples

Massachusetts regulators propose amendments to information security regulations, delay enforcement until March 1, 2010

Is tougher HIPAA enforcement finally on its way?

Congressional aide shares secret ethics list with the world

Connecticut AG opens new era in HIPAA enforcement with Health Net suit

Update on HIPAA business associate regulations -- OCR says they still aren't ready, gives no date

LifeLock to pay $12 million to settle charges that identity theft prevention and data security claims were false

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