In terms of healthcare data breaches, 2024 was the worst year ever, with the records of at least 53% of the U.S. population ...

HHS investigators charged with protecting the civil rights and privacy of patients are now assigned to finding and stamping ...

Health care providers oppose stricter federal patient privacy rules proposed in response to rising cybersecurity threats.

In this final blog post in the Bradley series on the HIPAA Security Rule notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), we examine how ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has imposed a $200,000 ...

According to The HIPAA Journal, the data breach trend in the healthcare industry over the past 14 years is up, not down. This ...

Seven major healthcare industry groups are urging the Trump administration to rescind a proposed update to the HIPAA Security ...

As we noted in our previous blog here, on January 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights ...

Discover the $200,000 civil penalty imposed by HHS Office for Civil Rights against Oregon Health & Science University for violating HIPAA ...

HIPAA violations can have serious consequences, but understanding the regulations and taking prompt action if a breach occurs can mitigate the impact. Maintaining compliance is as critical now as ...

HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that was passed by Congress into law in the year 1996. It is legislation that provides security provisions and data ...

Purdue University is a "hybrid entity" under the HIPAA Privacy Regulations. Purdue's primary purpose is education. However, Purdue does have departments or components ...