E-Health, Privacy, and Security Law, Third Edition

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CLEAR INFORMATION on the full range of today’s e-health business and transactional law issues 

The new Third Edition includes updated chapters on the e-health industry and health information technology, as well as discussion of:

• recent security breach settlements with HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the implications, as well as a new chapter on other cybersecurity developments in healthcare
• how health information technologies will play a key role in the shift from fee-for-service medicine to payment for quality and cost-effectiveness;
• the European Data Privacy Regime, including the Data Protection Directive, and key changes the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will bring, such as mandatory breach reporting and significant fines.
• OCR's Phase 2 HIPAA compliance audit program, evaluating compliance with privacy, security, and breach notification rules
• the impact of patient-generated health data, including that originating with mobile and wearable devices;
• the increasing use of telemedicine, both in the U.S. and globally, and the barriers to it;
• HHS’s imposition of civil monetary penalties (CMP) under HIPAA, as well as new actions brought by state attorneys general under the HITECH Act; and
• FDA warning letters related to social media promotion of pharmaceutical and dietary supplement products, and FDA final guidance detailing the regulatory scheme for mobile medical apps.
• the Part 2 Regulations Proposed Rule from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of HHS on the exchange of substance use disorder information
• the Stage 3 Final Rule under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) specifying the requirements that eligible professionals and hospitals must meet to qualify for Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments;
• the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR”) and its applicability to PHR vendors, PHR-related entities, and third-party service providers