The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published final modifications to the privacy, security and breach notification standards under HIPAA and the HITECH Act, which require covered entities and business associates to update their policies, procedures, agreements, security measures and operations to comply with new restrictions and requirements, and to benefit from new flexibility.
Privacy and data protection continue to be an exploding area of focus for regulators in the United States and beyond. This Special Report gives in-house counsel and others responsible for privacy and data protection an overview of some of the major developments in this area in 2012 around the globe, as well as a prediction of what is to come in 2013.