Posts tagged GDPR
3 Practical Steps to Better Protect Your Healthcare Business (and Reputation) from Data Breaches

Data is rapidly becoming one of the most valuable assets in the healthcare market, putting digital health companies that collect and process large amounts of personal data at higher risk than many other types of businesses. If you have a healthcare business, then you’ll want to keep reading…

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An overview of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), HIPAA, and what you need to do next

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) preparedness should be a priority and we will review the steps you need to take to make sure you’re in compliance. Though the GDPR comes from the European Union, businesses everywhere should apply GDPR principles in practice.

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Do I really need a Healthcare Lawyer?

Healthcare has now surpassed nuclear power and financial services as the most highly regulated industry in the U.S. - and for good reason. The health, safety, and privacy of individual patients and the public at large is at stake.

For better or for worse, there exists a complex web of local, state, and federal laws and regulations that govern the businesses of healthcare providers and healthcare companies - from patient safety and privacy protections, to corporate transactions and contractual relationships. Navigating this complicated landscape requires a deep understanding of the risks and opportunities inherent in the healthcare industry—namely, it requires an experienced healthcare attorney. 

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What do I need to know about GDPR?

Beginning on May 25, 2018, HIPAA won’t be the only healthcare data security standard with which U.S. companies have to comply. Medical practices, digital healthcare companies, and vendors (e.g., electronic health records companies, medical billing companies, and cloud services companies) that do business in the healthcare sector and collect data from European citizens will be required to comply with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). A recent Reuters article called the implementation of these regulations “the biggest overhaul of online privacy since the birth of the internet.”

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