To those celebrating today: Happy Thanksgiving, and may your day be a great one with family and friends. One of the things I’m always thankful for is the help of Joe Cadillic, who does yeoman service keeping us all aware of news stories or developments we might otherwise miss. News updates will resume tonight, but…
Category: Announcements
FTC to Host Workshop on Informational Injury
The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on informational injury on December 12, 2017. The FTC’s three main goals for hosting the workshop are to: “Better identify the qualitatively different types of injury to consumers and businesses from privacy and data security incidents;” “Explore frameworks for how the FTC might approach quantitatively measuring such…
HHS Secretary Waives Certain HIPAA Privacy Rule Provisions for Texas and Louisiana Hospitals; OCR Issues Bulletin for Medical Professionals Navigating HIPAA Rules in Emergency Situations
From HHS, clarification during these difficult times: HHS Secretary Waives Certain HIPAA Privacy Rule Provisions for Texas and Louisiana Hospitals; OCR Issues Bulletin for Medical Professionals Navigating HIPAA Rules in Emergency Situations In response to Hurricane Harvey, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, M.D., declared a public health emergency in…
PSA: HHS establishing medical shelter to aid those affected by Hurricane Harvey
The following is a public service announcement from HHS: Thousands of Texans sheltering at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston will have medical care on-site through a 250-bed Federal Medical Station established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at the request of the State Department of Health. The Federal…