as defined by HIPAA: The following identifiers of the individual or of relatives, employers, or household members of the individual, are removed: Names; All geographic subdivisions smaller than a ...

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

While organizations invest millions in advanced medical technologies, their approach to protecting sensitive data remains ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) rules create a framework to protect the medical privacy of patients and health plan members. In general, HIPAA privacy ...

The updates aim to fortify the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic protected health information, or ...

operates as a covered entity as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights. HIPAA Regulation Text 45 CFR Part 164.308 (a)(6)(i) requires a covered entity to ...

operates as a covered entity as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights. HIPAA Regulation Text 45 CFR Part 164.308 (a)(7)(i) requires a covered entity to ...

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 ...