Ryan S. Higgins
McDermott Will & Emery
Articles
OCR Issues New HIPAA Guidance for Covered Entities Contacting Recovered COVID-19 Patients for Plasma Donations
USA - August 28 2020 The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued updated guidance on contacting former…
Biometric Privacy Update - Actual Harm Not Required
USA - February 7 2019 Since the passage of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in 2008, it has been used by plaintiffs' attorneys to sue companies that…
Daniel Campbell, Matthew R. Cin, Austin Mooney, Michael W. Weaver
OCR Guidance Underscores Importance of Authentication under HIPAA
USA - November 17 2016 In its tenth OCR Cyber Awareness Newsletter of the year (Newsletter), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reminded HIPAA-covered entities and business…
OCR Explains How Information Blocking Violates HIPAA
USA - October 26 2016 The US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights recently posted guidance clarifying that a business associate such as…
OCR launches phase 2 HIPAA audit program with pre-audit screening surveys
USA - May 18 2015 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) covered entities have reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
