Daniel F. Gottlieb
Subscribe to Daniel F. Gottlieb's PostsDaniel F. Gottlieb counsels a wide range of health care industry clients, including health care providers, health plans, health information technology (IT) vendors and life sciences companies. He represents these entities on health IT acquisitions, privacy and data protection, reimbursement, fraud and abuse, and other health care regulatory and transactional matters. Daniel is a co-leader of the Firm’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice. Read Daniel Gottlieb's full bio.
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices
By Daniel F. Gottlieb, Jennifer S. Geetter, Michael W. Ryan and Vanessa K. Burrows on Jan 29, 2016
Posted In Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Mobile Apps
On January 15, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance entitled Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices (Draft Guidance), which outlines FDA’s recommendations for managing postmarket cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices that contain software or programmable logic and software that is a medical device, including networked medical devices. The...
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OCR Transmits Pre-Audit Screening Surveys to Covered Entities for Phase 2 HIPAA Compliance Audits
By Edward G. Zacharias, Daniel F. Gottlieb and Ryan S. Higgins on May 7, 2015
Posted In Consumer Protection, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, General Interest
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently transmitted HIPAA pre-audit screening surveys to covered entities that may be selected for a second phase of HIPAA compliance audits (Phase 2 Audits). OCR is required to conduct compliance audits of covered entities and business associates under the 2009 Health Information...
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Privacy and Data Protection: 2014 Year in Review
By Daniel F. Gottlieb on Dec 11, 2014
Posted In Advertising & Marketing, Big Data, Cloud, Consumer Protection, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Transfers/Safe Harbor/Privacy Shield, Ecommerce, Electronic Contracting, Email/Spam, General Interest, Mobile Apps, Promotions, Sweepstakes & Contests, Social Media, Text Messaging, Workplace Privacy
In 2014, regulators around the globe issued guidelines, legislation and penalties in an effort to enhance security and control within the ever-shifting field of privacy and data protection. The Federal Trade Commission confirmed its expanded reach in the United States, and Canada’s far-reaching anti-spam legislation takes full effect imminently. As European authorities grappled with the...
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The New Normal: Big Data Comes of Age
By Stephen W. Bernstein, Scott Weinstein, Daniel F. Gottlieb, Jennifer S. Geetter and Karen S. Sealander on May 13, 2014
Posted In Advertising & Marketing, Big Data, Cloud, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, Data Transfers/Safe Harbor/Privacy Shield, General Interest, Mobile Apps
On May 1, 2014, the White House released two reports addressing the public policy implications of the proliferation of big data. Rather than trying to slow the accumulation of data or place barriers on its use in analytic endeavors, the reports assert that big data is the “new normal” and encourages the development of policy...
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Privacy and Data Protection: 2013 Year in Review
By Daniel F. Gottlieb on Dec 10, 2013
Posted In Advertising & Marketing, Big Data, Cloud, Consumer Protection, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Transfers/Safe Harbor/Privacy Shield, Ecommerce, Email/Spam, General Interest, Mobile Apps, Social Media, Text Messaging
Privacy and data protection continue to be an exploding area of focus for regulators in the United States and beyond. This 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 2013 around the globe, as well as a prediction of...
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