HIPAA Security Rule 2026: The Law Firm Compliance Checklist
What plaintiff attorneys and personal injury firms need to know — and do — before new enforcement priorities take effect.
Facebook Is For Keeping In Touch With That Kid From 8th Grade. And Having Your Health Data Shared By Healthcare Providers, Apparently.
How many apples a day keep away privacy violations?
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
Most HIPAA Violations Aren’t Violations But Some Are And Clio’s Helping Lawyers Stay Compliant
The HIPAA add-on gives lawyers the option of signing Business Associate Agreements with Clio.
When Doing Your Job Becomes A Real (Legal) Problem
And here are three steps employers can take when faced with such situations.
Proposed Law Would Extend HIPAA Protection To Records Of Substance-Abuse Patients
This law could help prevent more deaths from drug overdoses.
9 HIPAA Settlements So Far This Year
In the world of health IT, there have already been a plethora of HIPAA settlements.
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
Where Is The Future Of HIPAA Enforcement Headed?
Enforcement activity under the HIPAA Security Rule has picked up steam in recent years.
Counseling Through An In-House Crisis
Here's a cautionary tale of how NOT to act in a crisis.
It’s Time To Preempt State Medical Privacy Laws That Differ From HIPAA
Navigating regulatory hurdles in digital health.
Latest $400K Settlement Underscores Significance Of Phishing
After a 2011 phishing incident, Metro Community Provider Network has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle claims that it violated HIPAA.
What Even Is AI ‘Competence’? It Depends.
Takeaways from a Legalweek panel on evolving malpractice risks.
Appeals Court Rules Stolen Laptops Class Action Against Payer Can Proceed
The theft of two unencrypted laptops from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield put the personal health information of about 840,000 plan members at risk.
Non-Sequiturs: 12.02.16
* Tony Mauro hangs out with Meg Ryan -- no, not the actress, but the SCOTUS clerk and JAG lawyer turned judge and possible Supreme Court nominee. [National Law Journal via How Appealing] * Speaking of SCOTUS, ain't no mountain high enough for the Notorious RBG. [The Onion] * New partner watch: congrats to the three new partners at an elite boutique (that just announced nice bonuses): Blair Kaminsky, Neil Lieberman, and Daniel Sullivan. [Holwell Shuster & Goldberg] * During this holiday season, help two lawyers help the homeless. [What About Clients?] * If you have to ask whether something is allowed under HIPAA, the answer is probably no. [MedCity News] * Orin Kerr on the latest skirmish in the "Magistrate's Revolt" -- an opinion by Magistrate Judge James Orenstein that Kerr believes is "clearly wrong." [Volokh Conspiracy] * Did the media misread Donald Trump during the campaign, taking him literally but not seriously (when it should've been the other way around)? [Althouse]
HIPAA Does Not Apply To ESPN, You Freaking Idiots
Reporters getting scoops = good. Doctors giving scoops = Bad.
House Rules: HIPAA and GLBA and Indemnity, Oh My!
Caveat: I did not write the following dialogue. It is from the “comments” section of one of my columns where I mentioned I’d be writing about HIPAA and GLBA. Unfortunately, I cannot attribute the comments to the persons who wrote them, as they are anonymous; however they are quite apropos of today’s subject: 1) “I […]
ER Doc Forgets Patient Info is Private, Gets Fired for Facebook Overshare
I’m done whining about Facebook privacy issues. Everyone should know by now that Facebook and privacy are basically mutually exclusive. But every once in a while, someone does something stupid relating to Facebook privacy in a new, exciting way — like stealing a computer and posting photos of yourself on the owner’s page, or uploading […]