Publications October 12, 2023 – Legal Alerts Blackbaud Reaches $49.5 Million Multistate Settlement Over Data Breach Jennifer O. Mitchell, Kurt R. Hunt and Jared M. Bruce September 20, 2023 – Legal Alerts OCR Investigation Results in $1.3 Million Settlement, Updated Risk Assessment Tool Published Jennifer O. Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce May 2, 2023 – Legal Alerts State Medical Board of Ohio Finalizes New Telehealth Rules Daniel S. Zinsmaster, Gregory A. Tapocsi and Jared M. Bruce February 13, 2023 – Legal Alerts The FTC Announces First Health Breach Notification Rule Enforcement Action Jennifer O. Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce April 14, 2022 – Articles OCR Highlights HIPAA Enforcement Actions under Right of Access Initiative Jennifer O. Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce November 2, 2021 – Articles OCR Issues Clarifying Guidance on HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccinations, and the Workplace Jennifer Orr Mitchell, Jared M. Bruce, and Ashley E. Durner* September 24, 2021 – Articles CMS Announces Rescission of Mid-Build Exception Audit Determinations Timothy Cahill and Jared M. Bruce May 6, 2021 – Articles HHS Advises on Fraudulent Postcard Disguised as Official OCR Communication Jared M. Bruce and Jennifer Orr Mitchell March 16, 2021 – Articles Comment Period Extended for Extensive Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule Jennifer Orr Mitchell, Matt S. Arend, and Jared M. Bruce December 7, 2020 – Insight New Cybersecurity Donation Safe Harbor and Exception – AKS and Stark Final Rule Timothy J. Cahill and Jared M. Bruce June 4, 2020 – Legal Alerts Mandatory COVID-19 Testing for Ohio Nursing Homes Thomas W. Hess and Jared M. Bruce June 4, 2020 – Legal Alerts ODH Permits All Ohio Surgeries to Resume Eric J. Plinke, Timothy J. Cahill, and Jared M. Bruce April 29, 2020 – Legal Alerts Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Announce Health Care Reopening May 1 Eric J. Plinke, Timothy J. Cahill, Stacey A. Borowicz, and Jared M. Bruce March 23, 2020 – Legal Alerts The Impact of Ohio Department of Health Stay at Home Order on Ohio Health Care Workers Jennifer Orr Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce March 17, 2020 – Legal Alerts HHS Waives Certain EMTALA Requirements, Medicare Conditions of Participation, and HIPAA Sanctions during the COVID-19 Pandemic Jared M. Bruce and Jennifer Orr Mitchell March 16, 2020 – Legal Alerts Congressional Health Care Law Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Jennifer O. Mitchell, Noah J. Stern and Jared M. Bruce March 10, 2020 – Legal Alerts Helping Human Resources Managers Prepare for Coronavirus Pandemic Anna M. Dailey, Jennifer O. Mitchell & Jared M. Bruce January 29, 2020 – Articles OCR Announces Recent Enforcement Actions and Settlements for Noncompliance with HIPAA Rules and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act HealthBEATMatthew S. Arend | Jared M. Bruce January 29, 2020 – Articles HHS Advises Health Care Entities Immediately Patch Operating System Vulnerabilities HealthBEATJennifer O. Mitchell | Jared M. Bruce January 29, 2020 – Articles Federal Court Strikes Down HIPAA Fee Limitations for Third-Party Medical Records Requests HealthBEATJennifer O. Mitchell | Jared M. Bruce January 6, 2020 – Legal Alerts OCR Announces Recent Enforcement Actions and Settlements for HIPAA Noncompliance Jared M. Bruce October 7, 2019 – Legal Alerts Dental Practice Pays $10,000 in HIPAA Settlements for Disclosing Personal Health Information on Social Media HealthBEAT June 4, 2019 – Legal Alerts HHS Proposes New Rule to Revise Section 1557 and Repeal Notice Requirements Jennifer O. Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce June 4, 2019 – Legal Alerts HHS Publishes New Fact Sheet on Business Associate Direct Liability Matthew S. Arend and Jared M. Bruce June 4, 2019 – Legal Alerts Two New Recent Developments Impacting False Claims Act Litigation and Investigations Dinsmore on FCAJennifer O. Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce April 8, 2019 – Legal Alerts OCR Publishes Recommendations to Prepare for Cybersecurity Threats Jennifer Orr Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce February 21, 2019 – Legal Alerts Ohio Enacts New Cybersecurity Requirements for Insurers Jennifer Orr Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce February 14, 2019 – Legal Alerts HHS Proposes Changes to Prescription Drug Rebates and Discounts Kickback Safe Harbors Stacey A. Borowicz, Jared M. Bruce and Bryan P. Murray January 31, 2019 – Legal Alerts HHS and HSSC Release New Cybersecurity Practices for the Health Care Industry Jennifer Orr Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce January 30, 2019 – Legal Alerts OCR Issues Request for Information on Potential Changes to HIPAA Rules Jennifer Orr Mitchell, Jared M. Bruce, and Courtney M. White Page 1 of 2 Next
October 12, 2023 – Legal Alerts Blackbaud Reaches $49.5 Million Multistate Settlement Over Data Breach Jennifer O. Mitchell, Kurt R. Hunt and Jared M. Bruce
September 20, 2023 – Legal Alerts OCR Investigation Results in $1.3 Million Settlement, Updated Risk Assessment Tool Published Jennifer O. Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce
May 2, 2023 – Legal Alerts State Medical Board of Ohio Finalizes New Telehealth Rules Daniel S. Zinsmaster, Gregory A. Tapocsi and Jared M. Bruce
February 13, 2023 – Legal Alerts The FTC Announces First Health Breach Notification Rule Enforcement Action Jennifer O. Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce
April 14, 2022 – Articles OCR Highlights HIPAA Enforcement Actions under Right of Access Initiative Jennifer O. Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce
November 2, 2021 – Articles OCR Issues Clarifying Guidance on HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccinations, and the Workplace Jennifer Orr Mitchell, Jared M. Bruce, and Ashley E. Durner*
September 24, 2021 – Articles CMS Announces Rescission of Mid-Build Exception Audit Determinations Timothy Cahill and Jared M. Bruce
May 6, 2021 – Articles HHS Advises on Fraudulent Postcard Disguised as Official OCR Communication Jared M. Bruce and Jennifer Orr Mitchell
March 16, 2021 – Articles Comment Period Extended for Extensive Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule Jennifer Orr Mitchell, Matt S. Arend, and Jared M. Bruce
December 7, 2020 – Insight New Cybersecurity Donation Safe Harbor and Exception – AKS and Stark Final Rule Timothy J. Cahill and Jared M. Bruce
June 4, 2020 – Legal Alerts Mandatory COVID-19 Testing for Ohio Nursing Homes Thomas W. Hess and Jared M. Bruce
June 4, 2020 – Legal Alerts ODH Permits All Ohio Surgeries to Resume Eric J. Plinke, Timothy J. Cahill, and Jared M. Bruce
April 29, 2020 – Legal Alerts Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Announce Health Care Reopening May 1 Eric J. Plinke, Timothy J. Cahill, Stacey A. Borowicz, and Jared M. Bruce
March 23, 2020 – Legal Alerts The Impact of Ohio Department of Health Stay at Home Order on Ohio Health Care Workers Jennifer Orr Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce
March 17, 2020 – Legal Alerts HHS Waives Certain EMTALA Requirements, Medicare Conditions of Participation, and HIPAA Sanctions during the COVID-19 Pandemic Jared M. Bruce and Jennifer Orr Mitchell
March 16, 2020 – Legal Alerts Congressional Health Care Law Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Jennifer O. Mitchell, Noah J. Stern and Jared M. Bruce
March 10, 2020 – Legal Alerts Helping Human Resources Managers Prepare for Coronavirus Pandemic Anna M. Dailey, Jennifer O. Mitchell & Jared M. Bruce
January 29, 2020 – Articles OCR Announces Recent Enforcement Actions and Settlements for Noncompliance with HIPAA Rules and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act HealthBEATMatthew S. Arend | Jared M. Bruce
January 29, 2020 – Articles HHS Advises Health Care Entities Immediately Patch Operating System Vulnerabilities HealthBEATJennifer O. Mitchell | Jared M. Bruce
January 29, 2020 – Articles Federal Court Strikes Down HIPAA Fee Limitations for Third-Party Medical Records Requests HealthBEATJennifer O. Mitchell | Jared M. Bruce
January 6, 2020 – Legal Alerts OCR Announces Recent Enforcement Actions and Settlements for HIPAA Noncompliance Jared M. Bruce
October 7, 2019 – Legal Alerts Dental Practice Pays $10,000 in HIPAA Settlements for Disclosing Personal Health Information on Social Media HealthBEAT
June 4, 2019 – Legal Alerts HHS Proposes New Rule to Revise Section 1557 and Repeal Notice Requirements Jennifer O. Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce
June 4, 2019 – Legal Alerts HHS Publishes New Fact Sheet on Business Associate Direct Liability Matthew S. Arend and Jared M. Bruce
June 4, 2019 – Legal Alerts Two New Recent Developments Impacting False Claims Act Litigation and Investigations Dinsmore on FCAJennifer O. Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce
April 8, 2019 – Legal Alerts OCR Publishes Recommendations to Prepare for Cybersecurity Threats Jennifer Orr Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce
February 21, 2019 – Legal Alerts Ohio Enacts New Cybersecurity Requirements for Insurers Jennifer Orr Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce
February 14, 2019 – Legal Alerts HHS Proposes Changes to Prescription Drug Rebates and Discounts Kickback Safe Harbors Stacey A. Borowicz, Jared M. Bruce and Bryan P. Murray
January 31, 2019 – Legal Alerts HHS and HSSC Release New Cybersecurity Practices for the Health Care Industry Jennifer Orr Mitchell and Jared M. Bruce
January 30, 2019 – Legal Alerts OCR Issues Request for Information on Potential Changes to HIPAA Rules Jennifer Orr Mitchell, Jared M. Bruce, and Courtney M. White