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

The NPRM introduces the first significant updates to HIPAA’s security rule in over a decade. The NPRM revises definitions of ...

On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of ...

HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that was passed by Congress into law in the year 1996. It is legislation that provides security provisions and data ...

In December 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance on online tracking technology to HIPAA-covered entities. The bulletin details ...

In 2023, more than 167 million individuals were affected by large HIPAA breaches. The current HIPAA Security Rule distinguishes between “required” and “addressable” implementation ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has reached a ...