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Supreme Court Strikes Down Vermont Prescriber Privacy Law

Hunton Privacy

On June 23, 2011, in a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled in IMS Health Inc. The law also mandates that “[p]harmaceutical manufacturers and pharmaceutical marketers shall not use prescriber-identifiable information for marketing or promoting a prescription drug unless the prescriber consents.”.

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CVS Sued for Alleged Privacy Violations

Hunton Privacy

On March 7, 2011, Arthur Steinberg and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Health and Welfare Fund sued CVS Caremark Corporation (“CVS”), alleging that its unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (“PHI”) constituted an unfair trade practice. In 2009, CVS paid $2.25

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Welcome, Chris Hylen! Reltio’s New CEO.

Reltio

In 2011, I saw three major trends: . At Reltio, we have a visionary product and transformational opportunity in a massive market that continues to grow at a rapid pace. They need speed, agility and scale so they can respond faster to changing market conditions. Let’s take a step back in time. Let’s start at the beginning. .

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French Court of Cassation Excludes Application of Data Protection Act to Competition Authority’s Investigation

Hunton Privacy

The Court of Appeals found that the agents of the Commission Authority were authorized by a “freedoms and custody judge” to inspect the emails as part of the Commission Authority’s investigation into an alleged abuse of the company’s dominant position in the pharmaceutical market.

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HHS Issues New Model Privacy Notice for PHR Vendors

Hunton Privacy

On September 12, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) unveiled a model privacy notice for personal health records (the “PHR Model Privacy Notice”).

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

As detailed in my 2014 book Spam Nation , Vrublevsky not-so-secretly ran a pharmacy affiliate spam program called Rx-Promotion , which paid spammers and virus writers to blast out tens of billions of junk emails advertising generic Viagra and controlled pharmaceuticals like pain relief medications. WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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Reltio: From Origin Story to Future State

Reltio

With a passion for innovation and a strong belief in the concept, he invested his personal savings and incorporated Reltio in 2011. Reltio’s customer base was primarily in the pharmaceutical industry out of the gate. One of the most critical areas of growth opportunity for Reltio will be in global markets.