Encryption — Addressable Doesn’t Mean Optional Addressable doesn't mean optional: Having an implementation plan can be helpful in case of an audit. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

This Bulletin is brought to you by AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group. On June 18, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) ...

This guide includes everything employers need to know about HIPAA requirements, as well as a HIPAA compliance checklist.

This week, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $3,000,000 HIPAA settlement arising from a medical center’s loss of an unencrypted laptop and flash ...

The University at Buffalo Information Technology (UBIT) operates as a covered entity as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights. HIPAA Regulation Text 45 CFR ...

The Anthem hack has become the cue for every agency, governmental body, consumer group, healthcare advocacy organization and technology forum to start pushing tougher cybersecurity requirements. While ...

If there's one thing federal regulators want to drill into the heads of covered entities and business associates about data breach prevention, it's this: Stop procrastinating, and conduct a risk ...

DALLAS, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Zix Corporation (ZixCorp½), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), the leader in email encryption services, today announced that Sten-Tel, a ...

Ensuring high quality patient care is the top priority for healthcare providers. As a result, hospitals and private practices aim to optimize the patient experience by operating as efficiently as ...

The omnibus final rule that covers changes to privacy, security, breach notification and enforcement rules under HIPAA will not include a requirement for encrypting protected health information, an ...

A new rule establishing requirements for proving a provider is a "meaningful user" for Stage 3 of the incentive program requires protecting patient data through the implementation of appropriate ...