In the most significant change to HIPAA since the law was enacted, the Department of Health and Human Services issued an omnibus HIPAA regulation, which will require substantial operational changes for HIPAA covered entities and their business associates. Ten important changes are: Changes to the data breach rule will make more incidents reportable. Business associates are… Continue Reading
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The FTC Revised COPPA Rule: Reflections After a Night to Sleep on It
Yesterday saw dozens of instant summaries of the Federal Trade Commission’s long- awaited revision to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, which becomes effective on July 1, 2013. We took a night “to sleep on it,” in order provide not just a summary, but some focused comments about the impact of yesterday’s rule… Continue Reading