Catapult Daily HIPAA News Digest
The HIPAA Violation from Hell: Lucy Snyder’s Sister, Maiden, Monster (Part 2)
This article highlights a real-world HIPAA breach scenario, emphasizing how PHI can be exposed and the severe consequences. For business leaders, it underscores the importance of robust data handling, access controls, and vendor oversight to avoid costly privacy violations.
Jefferson Healthcare Agrees to Settle Meta Pixel Class Action Litigation
The piece discusses a settlement over Meta Pixel usage and potential HIPAA privacy issues in marketing analytics. For decision-makers, it’s a reminder to audit tracking tools, ensure PHI is not misused in ad tech, and align marketing tech with HIPAA obligations.
Compliancy Group Partners with OptiMantra to Streamline HIPAA Compliance for Integrative Medicine Practices
This report covers a vendor partnership aimed at simplifying HIPAA compliance for integrative medicine, offering a potential path for smaller practices to reduce risk and accelerate compliance readiness. For business leaders, it highlights viable outsourcing options to maintain privacy standards without slowing growth.
Could lawmakers change your healthcare? Bills on insulin, medical privacy, and insurance delays head to CA governor
This CalMatters piece outlines pending California legislation impacting insulin policy, medical privacy, and coverage delays, with implications for how patient data is handled and privacy requirements. For decision-makers, it signals potential shifts in regulatory constraints that could affect HIPAA practices and marketing data strategies.
California State University San Marcos sorority booted off campus following hazing investigation
The hazing investigation at CSU San Marcos underscores how organizations face reputational and compliance risks, including data privacy concerns around investigations and reporting. For business leaders, it’s a reminder to maintain strong internal governance, incident response, and privacy practices to protect stakeholder trust.