Recorded Webinar: The Anthem Data Breach: What Employers Need to Know

By BakerHostetler on February 11, 2015 Posted in Events

Lawyers from BakerHostetler’s Privacy and Data Protection team, recognized as “Privacy Practice Group of the Year” for both 2014 and 2013 by Law360, hosted an informative webinar providing an in-depth discussion of the issues raised in our recent blog post on “FAQs by Employers Regarding the Anthem Data Breach,” included: Legal Obligations Under HIPAA The Duty to Notify … Continue Reading

Webinar — The Anthem Data Breach: What Employers Need to Know

By BakerHostetler on February 9, 2015 Posted in Events

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST | Register Now >> The recently disclosed Anthem data breach may affect as many as 80 million current and former members and has significant implications for employers. Depending on the nature of the contractual relationship with Anthem, employers may have legal obligations, particularly regarding … Continue Reading

FAQs by Employers Regarding the Anthem Breach

By Theodore J. Kobus III and Lynn Sessions on February 7, 2015 Posted in Data Breaches, HIPAA/HITECH, Medical Privacy, Workplace Privacy

Do we have any legal obligations under HIPAA? It depends on your contractual relationship with Anthem and whether the group health plan offered by your company is self-insured. If your company’s group health plan is self-insured and your company contracts with Anthem to administer the plan, process claims, etc., then your company’s group health plan … Continue Reading