was another year of substantial legislative and regulatory advances at the international, federal, and state levels with regard to ...

For instance, a healthcare provider must follow HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability ... With thousands of digital attacks taking place every day, IT security has become a major focus of regulatory ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), recently issued a proposed ...

Bradley has launched a multipart blog series on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) ...

On January 6, 2025, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a notice of ...

With many organizations still relying on outdated security protocols and optional encryption practices, the need for mandatory security standards has become clear. Healthcare organizations face an ...

“The slapdash HIPAA rule rushed out the door by the administration for political purposes is both unlawful and impractical,” Skrmetti said in a social media post announcing the suit.

OCR director Melanie Fontes Rainer said: “This proposed rule to upgrade the HIPAA Security Rule addresses current and future cybersecurity threats.” Over the past five years, OCR has observed ...

The HHS wants to update the HIPAA security rule for the first time in more than a decade to bolster healthcare cybersecurity, regulators said late last month. The Office for Civil Rights ...

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 US government has published plans to update the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule, in a bid to address surging healthcare data breaches. The ...

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System will pay $60,000 to resolve allegations of violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule by failing to provide a patient with ...