Clym reports that HIPAA requires explicit authorization for sharing health data, not just cookie consent, highlighting gaps ...

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

Learn about HIPAA, the U.S. act safeguarding healthcare data privacy and setting standards for medical information storage ...

The Information Technology Security and Privacy Office is responsible for ensuring administrative, technical, and physical safeguards are implemented to ensure the ...

HIPAA rules and regulations tend to strike fear into the hearts of healthcare providers. This set of requirements is there for good reason – to protect patient confidentiality, reinforce the rights of ...

HHS issued new guidance on HIPAA to allow health information exchanges to share protected health information for public health purposes. 1. The guidance defines HIEs as organizations that share ...

Credit: Getty Images Under a new rule, covered entities are expected to revise HIPAA policies, procedure manuals, and operational workflow to respond to requests for protected health information ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects patient health information and provides individuals with rights to control the use and disclosure of their health information.

Triple-S Management Corporation has agreed to settle potential HIPAA violations with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights to the tune of $3.5 million, after ...