Agencies with healthcare clients in pharmaceuticals, healthcare services, digital health apps, or health-related connected devices such as wearables should take note that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) final rule updating its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) that took effect on July 29, 2024. The FTC considers a breach to include a covered entity’s unauthorized disclosure […]
Read more The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule on April 26, 2024 that updates its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR). The final rule definitions now encompass health apps and other technologies not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It also specifies what the FTC considers a breach of security, new […]
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recent released a modified employee overtime pay rules. The new rules which take effect on July 1, 2024 (with a secondary deadline of January 1, 2025) will have a material impact on many U.S. businesses including marketing service companies. Background The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guarantees minimum wages […]
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As a Preferred Partner for HIPAA and cybersecurity compliance, CHC and 4A’s members will receive a special members-only discounted rate for automated compliance management, staff training, and business associate agreement tracking. Compliancy Group’s software, the Guard, eliminates the burden of compliance in a simple, fast, and affordable way. Released in conjunction with the joint 4A’s […]
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CHC & 4A’s Member-Exclusive Guidance Crafted jointly by the CHC and 4A’s, this first-of-its-kind industry guidance – Navigating the Health Data Privacy Landscape: A Guide for Agencies – is designed to help partner healthcare agencies and communications companies better understand health data privacy compliance given the new wave of laws and regulations cropping up around […]
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The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published the final version of Special Publication (SP) 800-66 Revision 2, aimed at helping covered entities and business associates better understand and comply with the HIPAA Security Rule. The final version serves as a resource guide and maps the […]
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Watch our 30-minute webinar on-demand that cover the FTC’s jurisdiction in the health privacy space and HIPAA-adjacent ad agencies and communications companies, as well as how the FTC prioritizes enforcement actions in the health privacy space. Gain insights on what the healthcare advertising industry can do better in terms of health privacy and what […]
Read moreMay 4, 2015 – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a reminder to industry members collecting, using or sharing consumer health data which states that the FTC has the authority “to take action against a wide variety of deceptive or unfair practices by app developers, device manufacturers and others,” and describes three recent FTC […]
Read moreFeb. 26, 2015 – To “bolster both consumer trust and marketplace growth,” the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) yesterday launched two new mobile tools for consumers that provide “transparency and choice over data collection wherever and however they access the Internet,” according to DAA General Counsel Stu Ingis. The new mobile tools – “AppChoices” and the […]
Read moreSept. 29, 2014 – The federal government’s efforts to severely limit the ability of industry to gather and use online data have shifted away from data privacy and toward data security, according to speakers at the Coalition for Healthcare Communication’s recent meeting held Sept. 22-23 in Washington, D.C. “The interest in ‘do not track’ legislation […]
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