We have not written much on data privacy lately, but it remains a hot topic and one that changes rapidly as governments around the world (including numerous U.S. states) enact new data privacy laws. One thing that has not changed is the standard for proving a data privacy breach under California’s medical confidentiality statutes. For
This week my health care colleagues authored an industry trends report highlighting many of the major regulatory issues facing life sciences and health care companies in the coming year. The “Outlook: U.S. Health Care 2021” report includes sections on post-COVID trends and lessons learned, the future of value-based care, the intersection of health care and
We were not affected by the recent ransomware attack that disabled computers worldwide, including in multiple public hospitals in the UK. At least not yet. For those who have never had the pleasure or who otherwise do not follow cybersecurity news closely, “ransomware” refers to an attack on a computer system that encrypts the user’s