The Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule was issued to protect a person's individually identifiable health information and addresses ...

Many healthcare providers face the decision on if they should store protected health information (PHI) in the cloud. There are benefits and concerns to storing PHI in the cloud, and the decision to do ...

IDHS announces health information potentially exposed Protected health information for more than 700,000 customers of ...

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What is HIPAA? What information about COVID-19 cases is being released? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is a federal law enacted in 1996 that required the U.S. Department of ...

There is controversy about what is an acceptable transmission of patient information by fax under HIPAA's medical privacy rule. If an insurance company requests a copy of a claim by fax, is this ...

Discover how the HIPAA Waiver of Authorization permits legal sharing of health data for research while upholding privacy protections. Learn the criteria required for approval.

HOUSTON — Memorial Hermann Health System announced Tuesday that 507 of its patients had their health information disclosed "inappropriately." The hospital system said one of its employees emailed an ...

A new law prevents information regarding reproductive healthcare from being shared out-of-state. The State of California recently sent letters to eight major pharmacy chains as well as five health ...

Washington immigrant advocates, civil rights groups and state officials expressed outrage Friday over reports that residents’ personal medical information — including immigration status — is being ...

Blurred lines between medical devices and wellness apps create risks. Developers must adopt robust privacy and security for ...