Vanta reports many organizations faced HIPAA violations this year, often from staff errors and vendor oversight, highlighting ...

Ensuring high quality patient care is the top priority for healthcare providers. As a result, hospitals and private practices aim to optimize the patient experience by operating as efficiently as ...

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) waived certain provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The ...

Curt Varone gives fire departments and EMS providers what they need to know in the wake of the Department of Health and Human Services' revisions on HIPAA compliance. Medical records are a prime ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly transforming healthcare. Hospitals and health systems are exploring AI to ...

"In an era where healthcare data security is paramount, the HIPAA Playbook empowers organizations with access to accurate and current information associated with HIPAA compliance," said Ali Pabrai, ...

Recently, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and ...

Purdue University complies with several laws regarding benefit offerings and protecting employee health information. This includes endeavors to preserve the privacy and confidentiality of the ...

The use of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has revolutionized how healthcare is provided by allowing access to data and improving the coordination of care among medical professionals. But, the ...

Deadline for Updating HIPAA Privacy Notice Is September 23 The 'Notice of Privacy Practices' now must inform patients, among other things, about their right to have ...

HHS’ Office for Civil Rights on Sept. 1 updated its previous Health App Developer Portal and changed it to a HIPAA resource page for cloud computing, mobile health apps and application programming ...