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HHS Underscores its BAA Enforcement Priority with Recent $500,000 Settlement

In Corporate Issues Posted December 12, 2018

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made any disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) not governed by a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) an enforcement priority. HHS [...]

Congress Urged to Adopt a Single Data Breach Law

By Joshua D. Baker

In Risk Mitigation Posted November 21, 2014

As of January 2014, 46 states have enacted legislation that require companies to notify individuals of data security breaches that could lead to the dissemination of an individual’s personal [...]