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November 7, 2019 | Events

Nassau County Bar Association’s Hospital & Health Law Committee Meeting

Speaker(s):Stacey L. Gulick

Nassau County Bar Association’s Hospital & Health Law Committee Meeting

Garfunkel Wild Partner Stacey L. Gulick will speak at the Nassau County Bar Association’s Hospital & Health Law Committee Meeting on November 7, 2019.  Ms. Gulick’s presentation “Developments in HIPAA Enforcement/New York Shield Act Reporting Requirements,” will dicuss:

In 2018 the federal Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) reported an all-time record year for HIPAA enforcement and settlements. Moreover, New York has enacted the Shield Act, which imposes heightened reporting obligations for data breaches. As a result of this heightened enforcement activity and legislation, there are new and evolving strategies for responding to data breaches and government investigations.

This program will discuss:

  • Lessons learned from OCR settlements in 2018 and 2019
  • Managing vendor access to Protected Health Information
  • New York State breach reporting requirements
  • OCR guidance regarding risk analyses for small to medium size physician entities

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