OCR issues rule for reproductive health care under HIPAA
(Apr 23, 2024) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced a finalized Read More
Israel's PPA issues report on digital health care industry
(Apr 22, 2024) Israel's Privacy Protection Agency issued analysis of health care providers' data privacy compliance. The PPA report is based on a survey to health entities ... Read More
MedData data breach lawsuit settled for $7M
(Apr 19, 2024) The HIPAA Journal reports cycle management firm MedData agreed to pay USD7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a data breach. The lawsuit inv... Read More
Ransomware group sells medical, financial records from data breach
(Apr 18, 2024) Ransomware group RansomHub claimed it is selling U.S. citizen's medical and financial records following a Read More
Colorado passes bill to protect brain data
(Apr 18, 2024) The Colorado General Assembly approved an amendment to the Colorado Privacy Act for the protection of sensitive biometric and "neural data," The New York Tim... Read More
ICO releases guidance on health data transparency
(Apr 15, 2024) The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office released guidance for health care organizations to ensure patients are aware of how their personal data is collect... Read More
A view from DC: The gossip test for sensitive data
(Apr 12, 2024) It can seem daunting these days to keep up with new expectations about the types of personal data that should be subject to heightened safeguards and enhance... Read More
A view from DC: A personal data sensitivity test
(Apr 12, 2024) IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy and artificial intelligence governance d... Read More
FTC order bans alcohol addiction treatment service from health data disclosures
(Apr 12, 2024) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission banned alcohol addiction treatment service Monument from disclosing health data to advertisers under a proposed settlement.... Read More
Ontario hospitals sending breach notifications to affected patients
(Apr 4, 2024) Five Ontario hospitals are sending more than 326,000 breach notifications to patients following a major Read More