On April 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published a press release with resources, including from the Administration for Community Living (“ACL”) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning
On July 10, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would resume domestic on-site inspections beginning the week of July 20. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA suspended inspections of facilities in March “to help slow
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) plans to issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking this November on potentially sharing HIPAA breach settlements with victims. The notice would solicit public opinion on
This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a January 2018 newsletter focusing on “cyber extortion.” Cyber extortion often involves an attacker gaining access to an organization’s computer system, stealing sensitive
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently published two guidance documents to aid organizations in complying with HIPAA.
The HIPAA Security Rule Crosswalk to NIST Cybersecurity Framework (the “Crosswalk”), developed in