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Health care privacy in 2007

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 29 2007

The focus of health care privacy in 2007 will be on new enforcement issues, new opportunities and challenges related to the use of health care information

Health care privacy legislation advancing quicklycompanies can expect significant changes to the privacy landscape

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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February 3 2009

The Obama Administration's broad-reaching economic stimulus legislation includes an extensive series of new proposals to expand the reach of electronic health records

New health care breach notification rules issued

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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September 9 2009

With two important new security breach notification rules issued in recent days, the health care industry and its business partners now face an entirely new federal environment for disclosure of security breaches

Update on Health IT efforts under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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June 4 2009

For health care providers, technology developers, and medical insurers, the standards under which Health Information Technology (Health IT) will function will spell cost recovery, profit, or unreimbursed expense

Security risks from insiders

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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June 5 2009

Two recent incidents demonstrate dramatically and publicly one of the biggest security risks facing the health care industry and others across corporate Americathe risk of insider misuse of data access

The health care privacy debate heats up

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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September 5 2007

While Congress and many others continue to discuss whether the current enforcement approach to health care privacy is appropriate, a broader debate is emerging about the suitability of the existing privacy rules in today's evolving health care information environment

The HIPAA enforcement era begins

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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August 1 2008

More than five years into the HIPAA privacy era, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced its first penalty for a violation of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules

What’s ahead for privacy and security in 2009?

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 5 2009

With a new Administration, a significantly different Congress and a wide range of new rules and upcoming legislation, privacy and security professionals will continue to have their hands full in 2009 with new developments

“New HIPAA” poses important challenges for business associates

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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July 1 2009

The new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security requirements, imposed by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act) will have a significant impact on the privacy and security of health care information and on the compliance obligations for affected health care companies

Are troublesome HIPAA changes on the way?

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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June 6 2008

Recent progress toward developing electronic medical records and personal health records has generated an enormous amount of debate about whether new privacy and security rules are necessary for this new electronic environment

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