Dianne J. Bourque
Mintz
Articles
The Risks of HIPAA Non-Compliance Can Survive - and Even Grow - Post Closing
USA - June 3 2021 A recent settlement agreement between a clinical laboratory and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Fifth Circuit Vacates $4.3M HIPAA Penalty and Potentially Opens the Door for Future HIPAA Enforcement Challenges
USA - January 25 2021 With a notably sharply worded opinion, the Fifth Circuit recently vacated over $4.3 million in penalties levied against the University of Texas M.D…
HIPAA Amendments and Other Trump Regulatory Actions on Hold
USA - January 21 2021 In the waning days of the Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a number of new initiatives, including proposed HIPAA…
HIPAA 2021 - What Can We Expect?
USA - December 28 2020 As we’re all painfully aware, public health issues dominated 2020 and with the country’s attention focused on COVID-19 testing, status, transmission…
HHS Keeps On Sprinting with Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule
USA - December 14 2020 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pushing ahead in its Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care with a new proposed rule, announced by…
