Trent J. Russell was an organ transplant coordinator for the Washington Regional Transplant Community (“WRTC”). WRTC is a federally designated organization that identifies near-death patients whose organs [...]
In 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) implemented the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), to provide security protection for consumer digital health information. The Rule was instituted [...]
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), heat is the leading cause of death among all hazardous weather conditions in the United States. According to [...]
On June 24, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule establishing disincentives for healthcare providers who have engaged in information blocking. [...]
On Thursday, June 20, a Texas federal court judge ruled that HHS’ Online Tracking Technology Guidance, first released in December of 2022 and later modified in March [...]
In May 2011, the Texas Legislature updated the Texas Health and Safety Code, with new legislation called “HB 300.” “HB” stands for “House Bill.” HB 300 was [...]
Seeking to strengthen reproductive healthcare privacy in the wake of the 2022 Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overruled Roe v. Wade, [...]
HIPAA fines are issued for various reasons and are usually the result of a settlement to end an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigation. OCR investigates organizations [...]
In healthcare, some things are predictable while others are not. We spoke with top regulatory attorneys, analyzed OCR fines over the last year, and diligently reviewed the [...]
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) was signed into law to improve patient healthcare outcomes. Under MACRA, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid [...]
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