The “P” in HIPAA doesn’t stand for privacy. It’s one of the first things a lot of experts will say when asked to clear up any misconceptions about the health data law. Instead, it stands for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images In 1996, Congress enacted a law to assure Americans that their sensitive personal health data would never be ...

While all companies must take measures to safeguard the privacy and integrity of their electronic data, covered entities and their business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and ...

Balancing HIPAA compliance and effective marketing is a challenge. Many healthcare companies remain unaware of HIPAA provisions and ways to comply with them. As of July 2023, healthcare organizations ...

Among myriad acronyms in the healthcare industry, HIPAA is one of the most referenced. At the end of last year, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed major updates to this law — named ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pregnancy ultrasound scan According to the Guttmacher Institute, 15 states already require providers to gather information about a ...

This is Part Eleven in a series of legal updates on the Washington My Health My Data (“WMHMDA”), where Quarles continues its deep dive into the various factors and intricacies of WMHMDA that are ...

When it comes to protecting health data, physicians tend to focus on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), promulgated and enforced by the Department of Health and Human ...

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, Nov. 6. That same day, a viral post on X warned that some of the personal data shared on apps that track menstrual cycles ...

New federal rules for securing personal health data give insurers and medical providers more flexibility on IT than expected. That could lower compliance costs but create a potential legal nightmare ...

The HIPAA Security Rule may soon undergo its first major overhaul in decades. Although finalization could come as early as ...

A recent security breach at a Derby, Conn., hospital highlights some risks that could easily plague an ASC, an imaging center, or any physician-owned medical facility. In March, Griffin Hospital, a ...