Dianne J. Bourque
Mintz
Articles
Proposed Law Would Criminalize Failures to Report Data Breaches
USA - December 12 2017 A draft bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate serves as a good reminder that compliance with data breach reporting requirements is critical…
Five lessons from OCR’s report to Congress on breaches and HIPAA rules compliance
USA - June 20 2014 Last week, the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released two reports required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health…
HIPAA and Other Privacy Considerations at Play when Building a Health App
USA - November 8 2017 Consumers are increasingly turning to health apps for a variety of medical and wellness-related purposes. This has in turn caused greater amounts of…
The new HIPAA Omnibus Rule & your liability — a detailed review
USA - February 17 2013 As we have reported in this blog, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released final regulations…
Keeping up with the Kardashians is not a defense under HIPAA
USA - July 18 2013 The LA Times recently reported the firing of six workers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in connection with the unauthorized access to patient medical…
