As the world continues to struggle with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, pressures mount on health care organizations to properly share personal health information. The challenge to maintain compliance, avoid data breaches, and make decisions on what (or should) be shared with others remains ever-present and more critical than ever. On this episode of Health Care Beat, Jesse Coleman, partner in Seyfarth's Litigation department and co-chair of the firm's Health Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals group, joins host Adam Laughton to discuss state-specific privacy laws that impact the health care industry. They will also highlight the firm’s 50-State Survey of Health Care Information Privacy Laws (https://www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/50-state-survey-of-health-care-information-privacy-laws.html), a resource recently created to assist organizations across the country identify and mitigate potential issue areas in this space.

Beyond HIPAA – Health Care Privacy Laws in the 50 States

In this episode, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. explores the trend of government enforcement litigation slowing considerably. Although the value of government enforcement settlements went up, agencies like the EEOC downsized their litigation enforcement programs and brought fewer lawsuits in 2020 than in any year of the past decade. Most significant for employers, during the past year, the EEOC undertook multiple initiatives that reflected a shift away from systemic litigation as a priority.

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Beyond HIPAA – Health Care Privacy Laws in the 50 States

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