The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) rules create a framework to protect the privacy and security of patient and health plan member health information. Purdue ...

Congress established penalties for noncompliance and for unauthorized disclosure of protected information but did not establish or fund enforcement for HIPAA. DHHS has commissioned the Office of ...

2.2.1. Electronic data is considered secured if: 2.2.1.1. The data has been properly encrypted consistent with guidance issued by the Department of Health & Human Services and 2.2.1.2. The ...

If you’re being interviewed and a journalist asks you if you’re vaccinated, is that a violation of HIPAA? No. What if your ...

The potential of biotech-powered consumer health is as sensitive as it is expansive. When it comes to consumer education, ...

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-covered entities and business associates should be familiar with restrictions on the ...

Important changes are coming to 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2), which deals with the confidentiality of patients’ substance use disorder (SUD) records.

Cigna was accused of trading the health information of insured people who visited its website for corporate profit in what ...

The pending sale of millions of customer health records as part of Rite Aid Corp.‘s bankruptcy proceedings is putting a ...

Inc. for potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The case stems from a 2019 phishing attack that exposed the unsecured electronic protected health ...

A California congressman, citing the investigation, then called on the federal Health and Human Services Department ... have ...

Commentary: Gov. Hochul must sign a bill to protect users' private information on health-tracking apps, and other states need to pass similar laws.