In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) enforcement action against GoodRx last month, the agency has issued another proposed consent order against virtual mental health platform BetterHelp on a similar basis. Namely, the... Read More
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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently enforced its Health Breach Notification Rule (“Rule”) for the very first time. The FTC issued a $1.5 million civil penalty to GoodRx and imposed restrictions on the company’s future handling of... Read More
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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Oklahoma State University – Center for Health Services (OSU-CHS) related to a hacking incident that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 279,865 individuals. The... Read More
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Recently, a media organization obtained the medical records of 281,000 patients from an individual who hacked a telemedicine platform. The platform specifically catered to patients seeking Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine prescriptions. The hack... Read More
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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a policy statement that served to remind developers of apps, connected device manufacturers, and related entities of the applicability of the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule... Read More
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This month, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), the agency tasked with enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), issued its Summer 2021 Cybersecurity Newsletter.... Read More
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The Whistleblower Exception protects a covered entity from being considered to have committed a breach if the whistleblower is a member of the covered entity’s workforce and is the victim of a crime. In a recent article in Relias Media called,... Read More
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The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) continues to bring enforcement actions against entities it alleges have infringed on a patient’s right to timely access their records in violation of the Health... Read More
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