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Is Your Texas Data Protection Assessment Started?
Summary of article from Data Protection Report, by By David Kessler, Annmarie Giblin, Joe McClendon, Susan Ross: The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA), effective…
HHS Agency Launches Program to Improve Cyber Resiliency in Hospitals
Summary of article from The HIPAA Journal, by Steve Adler: The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
Twin Brothers Plead Guilty to $45 Million Healthcare Fraud
Summary of article from D Magazine, by Will Maddox: Drs. Desi and Deno Barroga have admitted to a healthcare fraud scheme involving false claims for steroid…
New Practical Guidance for Balancing Fairness, Privacy
Summary of article from IAPP, by Cobun Zweifel-Keegan: The tension between achieving fairness and maintaining privacy in the operation of advanced AI and machine learning systems…
Second Circuit Defines “Willful” under Anti-Kickback Statute
Summary of article from Policy & Medicine, by Thomas Sullivan: The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled that for a defendant…
Five Key Analyses for Healthcare Financial Due Diligence
Summary of article from VMG Health, by Grayson Terrell, CPA: In the complex landscape of healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A), informed decision-making and financial due diligence…
Implementing AI and Mitigating Compliance Risks – Part II
Summary of article from Dentons, by Susan Freed: With the increasing role of generative AI in the healthcare industry, there is a growing need for a…
Health Plan Services Firm Notifying 2.4 Million of PHI Theft
Summary of article from GovInfo Security, by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee: Texas-based health plan administration services firm, WebTPA, is notifying over 2.4 million individuals about a hacking…
Don’t Call It a Breach Rule: FTC Health Breach Notification Rule Has Been Here for Years, Now Updated to Serve as a Backdoor Privacy Regulation
Summary of article from Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, by Lynn Percival IV: In December 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began a rulemaking process…
Telehealth: Regulatory Questions Amid Legislative Uncertainty
Summary of article from McDermott+Consulting, by Jeffrey Davis, Rachel Stauffer: The article discusses the potential expiration of temporary Medicare waivers for telehealth services, which were instated…