Manatt Health August 9, 2022
Authors: Randi Seigel, Partner, Manatt Health | Scott T. Lashway, Partner, Privacy and Data Security | Matthew M.K. Stein, Special Counsel, Privacy and Data Security | CJ Rundell
Editor’s Note: Manatt contributed a chapter on telehealth and digital health privacy regulations to Diabetes, Digital Health and Telehealth, a new book, published by Elsevier, explaining from technological, economic and sociologic perspectives how telehealth and digital health have come to dominate the management of diabetes. The chapter is summarized below. More information on the book is available here.
What Is the Current Status of Federal and State Privacy Law?
Federal Privacy Law
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is the primary federal law that protects patients’ health care...