The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is poised to finalize the most significant update to the HIPAA Security Rule since ...

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Melanie Fontes Rainer, HHS OCR director, speaking at a HIPAA summit this week (Image: Marianne Kolbasuk McGee) As the final months of the Biden administration wrap up, regulators at the agency charged ...

In the healthcare industry, patient data is considered sensitive and, as such, is subject to certain privacy and security requirements to ensure it remains confidential. Some employers may find ...

Protecting patient and employee health information has become more complex. Technology is, and likely always will be, a fundamental part of the healthcare system. While computers make it easier for ...

Almost half the US states have passed comprehensive consumer data privacy protections that go beyond federal health privacy rules, known as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

A recent decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court holds that HIPAA does not preempt state law negligence actions, and suggests state courts can look to federal HIPAA regulations as a guide to ...

This is a good spot to point out another meaningful caveat with HIPAA. The law’s data protections don’t bar drugstores, hospitals, or other organizations from sharing health data where identifying ...

We are in an era where smartphones track sleep patterns, fitness apps monitor heart rates, and online searches reveal sensitive medical inquiries. As a result, the notion of “health data” has expanded ...

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