HIPAA Archive

New Changes to the HIPAA

On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services published its proposed changes to the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). The changes, which would not be effective until March 22, 2021, concern the right of patients …

Apple vs. Facebook

New technologies, whether from Apple, Facebook or other organizations always cause regulatory confusion. When cars were first developed and sold in large numbers in the early 20th century, the streets were chaos: there were no stop signs, warning signs, traffic …

GDPR and North America: Q&A

We recently ran a webinar titled, “Why should North American organizations comply with the GDPR?” to help these entities better understand the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and learn why they should comply. It ended with our presenter answering some …