First Healthcare Compliance CONNECT December 2020
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Are class action cases something that should be considered as part of an enterprise risk management<br />
program?<br />
Yes. The financial, legal, and reputational costs can be great and need to be considered. A good example of<br />
a HIPAA data breach which led to both an HHS OCR enforcement action of $16 million and a class action<br />
lawsuit settlement in excess of $115 million is Anthem BlueCrossBlueShield. An article that I wrote for<br />
Physicians Practice details these issues – https://www.physicianspractice.com/view/class-action-lawsuitscan-result-from-a-protected-health-information-data-breach.<br />
Should business associates be familiar with the 21st Century Cures Act, as well as the ONC and<br />
CMS Final Rules?<br />
Yes. There is an intersection between HHS HIPAA App Guidance and the ONC<br />
and CMS Final Rules, in terms of patients accessing their data through apps. Be<br />
aware of unsecure apps and stay abreast of the compliance dates.<br />
Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, PLLC (Houston, Texas) – represents clients<br />
on healthcare, cybersecurity, securities and qui tam matters. She also teaches<br />
bioethics at Baylor College of Medicine. She has been consecutively named by<br />
Houstonia Magazine as a Top Lawyer (<strong>Healthcare</strong>) and to the National Women<br />
Trial Lawyer’s Top 25. She can be reached at rvrose@rvrose.com.<br />
Be sure to look up a recording of this webinar on YouTube and a recording with Rachel on our podcast, 1st<br />
Talk <strong>Compliance</strong>. Take a look at our brand-new book: HIPAA Privacy and Security, and our online compliance<br />
training courses such as What is HIPAA?, and HIPAA Business Associate Agreements Under HITECH. And<br />
check out Rachel’s other blogs Q&A: HHS Final Rules, Patient Access to PHI & Health Apps Intersect, Recent<br />
HHS Guidance Underscores the Importance of HIPAA <strong>Compliance</strong> and Q&A: HIPAA and Health Apps.<br />
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