/ August 2009 Volume 5 Number 12HHS and FTC Issue HITECH Breach Notification Rules By Jennifer Rangel, Partner, and Tammy Ward, Associate,Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, Austin, TXAn interim final rule released by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) requires healthcare providers, business associates and other covered entities regulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Acc