HIPAA is a federal law that protects your medical information and history. Doctors, health insurance companies, and third-party providers must follow HIPAA. If you suspect someone has violated ...

In recent years, health care organizations and the vendors that support them have been prime targets for cyber attacks.

Major cybersecurity breaches continue to plague the US healthcare industry, and on December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of ...

The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules require covered entities (including healthcare providers and health plans) and their ...

Under a new HIPAA proposal, organizations would need to conduct penetration testing at least once a year to help identify any ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a settlement with ...

Amy S. Leopard and Eric Setterlund of Bradley discuss proposed new regulations to enhance cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability ...

Purdue University supports the goals of HIPAA and documents its commitment to comply with ... city, county, precinct, zip code, and their equivalent geocodes, except for the initial three digits of a ...

Federal regulators have quietly resumed compliance audits of HIPAA-regulated organizations. With the surge in ransomware and ...

Section 164.308 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) outlines the administrative requirements for managing and implementing security measures under the HIPAA Security Rule.

Patients and providers have long complained that HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is ill-suited to protect patients’ sensitive health data in the digital age ...