The federal government is upping the ante on healthcare providers to strengthen their policies and procedures for protecting electronic health information. On March 26, the final Health Insurance ...

Any entity handling personal electronic healthcare information therefore should take the initiative to ensure compliance.

Recent cases in Indiana have revealed the inconsistent and hard-to-decipher rules protecting patient records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known as HIPAA.

Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can ...

In a December 2023 blog post, we discussed the HHS proposed revisions to the Part 2 regulations and that finalization of those regulations was imminent. On February 8, 2024, HHS through the Substance ...

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Jun. 5—Recent cases in Indiana have revealed the inconsistent and hard-to-decipher rules protecting patient records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known as ...

A working group made up of members from three organizations plans this month to release guidelines for complying with the data security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and ...

Employers will soon see the national debate about abortion popping up in some unexpected places: the HIPAA privacy policies and procedures and notices of privacy practices they use for their health ...