A final rule is expected later this spring, and many of its proposed changes would be time‑consuming and costly for covered entities and business associates to manage. But implementing some of these ...

The Trump administration has yet to decide whether to continue a proposed overhaul of the HIPAA Security Rule floated by its ...

While many of the proposed modifications to the HIPAA Security Rule are reasonable expectations, others will be extremely onerous to implement - especially within a short time frame - if federal ...

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, the American Medical Association, and other healthcare providers and organizations are urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to protect sensitive health information from being disclosed without patients' consent. Under this act, a patient's ...

Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the HIPAA Security Rule. The notice focused on modernizing security ...

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was introduced in 1996 to safeguard private health information and ensure continuity of coverage for individuals navigating employment ...