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On this topic page, you can find the IAPP’s collection of coverage, analysis and resources related to health privacy.

Featured Resources

WHITE PAPER

Health care privacy on the ground: Key challenges and practical solutions

This white paper tackles some of the most pressing challenges in-house health care privacy teams face and describe concrete solutions.
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Consumer health data: A risk-based approach to digital privacy

U.S. regulation and enforcement of health data privacy matters has increased. This article proposes that it may be wise for potentially affected companies to pause and consider a more risk-based approach.
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The sweeping scope of Washington’s My Health, My Data Act

This LinkedIn Live provides a high-level overview of the My Health My Data Acta and detailed discussions of the stringent and prescriptive rules around notice, consent, data subject rights and geofencing.
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Privacy Resources for Digital Health Data

This infographic provides resources, frameworks and guidance organizations can consider when increasing protections for products and services that collect, use and/or sell digital health data.
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RESOURCE ARTICLE

Washington’s My Health, My Data Act

This research article provides a breakdown of Washington’s new health data act.
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Privacy tech in health care and medical research

This LinkedIn Live explains the benefits and tools available for better privacy and IP protection while supporting trust and collaboration in health care and medical research.
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HIPAA News and Resources

HIPAA Privacy and Security for Beginners

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, The

Who Does HIPAA Apply To?

HHS Guidance: HIPAA, Civil Rights, and COVID-19

The Future of HIPAA

WEB CONFERENCE

Covered Entity Guidance

Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information

Who Can Sue for A HIPAA Violation?

HIPAA Basics for Providers: Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules

Why the Fifth Circuit HIPAA case doesn’t mean ‘game over’ for HHS data security enforcement

Unpacking the proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule modifications

Understanding HIPAA’s security rule for telemedicine apps

AMA HIPAA Guidance and Toolkit

Social Media Rules for HIPAA

Perspectives on health data de-identification

HHS notice on telehealth penalties raises privacy concerns

HIPAA Privacy Rule: Hybrid Entity Regulatory Reference Table

Paging all health care privacy pros: CCPA deserves your attention despite HIPAA exemption

HIPAA Audit Program Protocol

Protecting Personal Health Information in Research: Understanding the HIPAA Privacy Rule

HIPAA – Covered Entities and Business Associates

Sample Business Associate Agreement Provisions

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COVID-19

Privacy in the Wake of COVID-19

Privacy Leaders’ Views – The Impact of COVID-19 on Privacy Priorities, Practices and Programs

WHITE PAPER

Keynote: ‘The Recovery Phase: The Role of Tech and Impact of COVID-19 on Privacy’

Privacy Risks to Individuals in the Wake of COVID-19

WHITE PAPER

The Uncertainty of OSHA & CMS Regulations – What You Need to Know Today

WEB CONFERENCE

Vaccine credential systems: Considerations for US employers

Privacy and the Pandemic — Lessons from Cisco’s Experience and Research

WEB CONFERENCE

Technology, data, trust play key role in COVID-19 response

Google and Apple’s joint COVID-19 Exposure Notifications System shows privacy is important to consumers and marketers

COVID-19, privacy, and school recordings

Secure health care messaging in the era of COVID-19

GPA COVID-19 Response Task Force aims to protect data subjects ‘now more than ever’

Checklist: Expedited Vendor Privacy and Security Assessment

COVID-19 Testing and Health Monitoring

INFOGRAPHIC

Virtual Customer Meetings: Primer for Financial Institutions

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Additional News and Resources

NAI releases best practices for protecting patient privacy

OCR publishes telehealth resources for providers, patients

Consumer health data: A risk-based approach to digital privacy

The sweeping scope of Washington’s My Health, My Data Act

Filling the void? The 2023 state privacy laws and consumer health data

Flo’s Khan: Building a better future for female health is a ‘privilege’

‘Neurorights’ and the next flashpoint of medical privacy

Digital transformation in the health care sector: Research and innovation as secondary use

Top takeaways from the FTC-GoodRx case: A chat with Kirk Nahra

A healthy dose of consent: Takeaways from the FTC’s GoodRx case

Privacy and neurodiversity: Helping diverse minds navigate the digital age

FTC releases updated interactive health care app compliance tool

OCR creates new guidance for HIPAA ‘recognized security practices’

P.S.R. 2022 keynote: Roe v. Wade reversal a ‘wake-up’ across privacy spectrum

Privacy and digital health data: The femtech challenge

Keynote: Panel on the implications of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision (IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2022)

Medicare Telehealth: Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Help Providers Educate Patients on Privacy and Security Risks

Tips for Protecting Privacy Post-Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

A view from DC: Considering what is defined as genetic data

Roe v. Wade’s overturn: The impact on data protection and law enforcement

Defining health data: A major challenge for any privacy law

Roe v. Wade reversal sends ripples through privacy world

Commission proposal for a regulation on the European health data space

Building an Effective and Strategic Healthcare Privacy Program

WEB CONFERENCE

Privacy as a competitive differentiator: Building an effective and strategic healthcare privacy program

WHITE PAPER

European Health Data Space: Repairing the trans-Atlantic data relationship through biotech R & D

A public service announcement about the HIPAA Privacy Rule

Profiles in Privacy — A conversation with Patrice Ettinger

Pfizer CPO: ‘You really feel the enormity of what we are doing’

The Future of HIPAA

WEB CONFERENCE

Advancing Data-Driven Health Research and Innovation Responsibly

WEB CONFERENCE

The status quo of health data inferences

Privacy in the Wake of COVID-19

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