Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this special ten-part series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2026. In the fifth episode, Jody Erdfarb, Partner, Wiggin and Dana LLP, speaks with Adam Greene, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, about the health privacy and security developments that are taking center stage in 2026. They discuss the Part 2 and HIPAA notice of privacy practices changes (this podcast was recorded prior to the 2/16/26 deadline), the 2025 proposed amendments to the Security Rule, the 2021 proposed Privacy Rule changes, and state law developments. From AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLJjZ90I4WwRead AHLA's Top Ten 2026 article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a879dda5-35f9-46fb-ad45-1b0799343d74/Health-Law-Forecast-2026Access all episodes in AHLA's Top Ten 2026 podcast series: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/speaking-of-health-law-podcasts/top-ten-issues-in-health-law-podcast-seriesLearn more about AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/health-information-and-technology Learn more about the 10/29/25 AHLA webinar on Part 2: https://educate.americanhealthlaw.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1697 Essential Legal Updates, Now in Audio AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast. Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal Education Learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.

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