A recent lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges that Sharp HealthCare recorded conversations between doctors and ...

As healthcare policy takes center stage, recently enacted cybersecurity legislation is poised to redefine patient privacy and data security. At the forefront of these changes are the Healthcare ...

Managing visitors is a key aspect of hospital management, presenting several considerations for patient and building security, staff workflow, regulatory compliance, and patient privacy. Visitor ...

The federal HIPAA law protects patient privacy, but some say it can shut out family members trying to help relatives who are experiencing mental health crises. A visit to a doctor's office often means ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and telehealth are no longer a future concept. They have transformed care delivery. AI-driven data insights and clinicians can now work together to provide patients with ...

In healthcare, privacy is paramount. It is an essential component of building trust with patients and, well, protecting patient privacy is also the law. Or it is supposed to be. According to charges ...

Credit: Getty Images While HIPAA rules protect health information of patients in hospitals and for physician visits, generally they do not protect the privacy or security of a patient’s health and ...

Nurse leaders must do their best to help maintain patient privacy and be prepared to pivot as regulatory requirements change. As nurse leaders, it's important to guide the workforce to do their best ...

Starting today, patients visiting the nation's health care facilities will be seeing some changes in the way their health information is being handled. New federal privacy regulations mandated by the ...

Credit: Getty Images A health app may be linked to a patient's medical record, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that HIPAA protects the information on that health app. Unless an app is provided by a ...