The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA) will be hosting a stakeholder webinar February 9, 2024, from 2 – 3 PM ET to provide an update on patient privacy. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Substance Abuse and…
Kansas’ AG is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law
John Hanna and Geoff Mulvihill of AP report: Kansas’ attorney general is telling public schools they’re required to tell parents their children are transgender or non-binary even if they’re not out at home, though Kansas is not among the states with a law that explicitly says to do that. Republican Kris Kobach’s action was his…
BakerHostetler Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of 30 Hospitals and Health Systems
BakerHostetler writes: As noted back in December 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued dramatic guidance (often called the Bulletin) that targets the use of so-called Internet “tracking technologies” on the public websites of HIPAA-covered entities. Fueled by this guidance, healthcare providers have faced a dual threat…
Denmark orders schools to restrict sending student data to Google
Bleeping Computer reports: The Danish data protection authority (Datatilsynet) has issued a decision and injunction regarding student data being funneled to Google through the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services in the country’s schools. The matter was brought to the agency’s attention roughly four years ago by a concerned parent and activist, Jesper Graugaard,…