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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 ...

Washington — For the American people and members of the press hoping to glean a comprehensive rundown of President Trump's condition following his diagnosis with COVID-19, a five-letter acronym has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No, HIPAA protects only health care information that is held by specific kinds of health care providers. For example, health care ...

On February 17, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released two companion reports to Congress detailing its actions in 2021 to enforce the privacy, ...

From the Spring 2003 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 12. From the Spring 2003 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 12. When University of Texas Longhorn running back Cedric Benson hurt his ...

The federal information blocking rules went into effect about 10 days ago. As providers’ thoughts turn to compliance, there is one measure that can give us a sense of how they will fare: their ...

Editor’s Note: As workplaces reopen, many employers are grappling with whether to require employees to be vaccinated or to impose mask mandates. Some have faced resistance in the form of false claims ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, widely known as HIPAA, is a federal law that restricts the release of medical information without a person’s consent. However, there ...

In this day and age, healthcare employers are quite familiar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which protects the disclosure of patients’ confidential health ...

The UBIT HIPAA Protected Health Information Security Policy guides UBIT functions that are subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (“HIPAA”) compliance requirements. This ...

NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Deven McGraw, cofounder of consumer health data firm Ciitizen, to clear up misconceptions about HIPAA rules and protections. Another misconception that crops up a lot in ...