Tag Archives: Health Data

Recent FTC Post Commits to Protecting Sensitive Health Data After White House Issues Related Executive Order

Photo of Aleksandra VoldPhoto of Daniel KaufmanBy Aleksandra Vold and Daniel Kaufman on Posted in FTC
On July 8, 2022, following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, the president signed an executive order that called on a number of federal agencies to take steps to protect reproductive rights. He specifically asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to “consider taking steps to protect consumers’ privacy when seeking information about and provision of … Continue Reading

International Data Protection Update – First Quarter 2021

Photo of Nichole SterlingPhoto of Andreas KaltsounisPhoto of Melinda L. McLellanBy Nichole Sterling, Andreas Kaltsounis and Melinda L. McLellan on Posted in Data Protection
This quarterly update highlights some of the international data protection issues that have caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, in the past three months. Europe, the Middle East and Africa Cookies and Tracking Technologies – On March 31, 2021, the revised guidelines on cookies and trackers from the French data protection authority, … Continue Reading

New HHS Rules Give Patients ‘Unprecedented’ Digital Access to Their Own Health Data but May Put Privacy at Risk

Photo of Stefanie FerrariPhoto of Sara GoldsteinBy Stefanie Ferrari and Sara Goldstein on Posted in HHS
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued what it calls “transformative” rules that will govern how healthcare providers, insurers and technology vendors must design their systems to give patients safe and secure access to their health data. Issued by two different agencies within HHS – the Office of the National … Continue Reading

SAMHSA Updates Privacy Regulations to Reflect Advancements in Healthcare

Photo of Lynn SessionsPhoto of Kathryn CareyBy Lynn Sessions and Kathryn Carey on Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Privacy Litigation
On Jan. 3, 2018, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued its final rule regarding the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Part 2. These changes become effective Feb. 2, 2018. As background, the Confidentiality of Substance Use Discover Patient Records Part 2 protects patient records maintained in connection with any … Continue Reading

FTC Workshop Addresses New Data Privacy Issues Concerning Consumer Generated Health Data

Photo of Pamela Jones HarbourBy Pamela Jones Harbour, Erik Raven-Hansen and William W. Hellmuth on Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Medical Privacy
On May 7, 2014, the FTC hosted the latest seminar in their Spring Privacy Series to address the status of Consumer Generated and Controlled Health Data and relate results of recent FTC studies on the topic.  Consumers are embracing new technologies, particularly in the fitness domain and are generating vast amounts of “health data” both … Continue Reading
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