Zachary Perry and Rita Bowen of the Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services Proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule could weaken patient data ...

Four years ago, ransomware was just a blip on the healthcare industry’s radar. Today, it’s one of the biggest threats to the market – with 88 percent of all ransomware attacks targeting hospitals.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced the final omnibus rule for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act last week. Much has changed in 15 years since HIPAA was ...

When HIPAA was enacted, its main focus was to ensure individuals could maintain health insurance. A wide range of patient information is covered under HIPAA privacy statutes, which regulate how ...

HIPAA compliance is a topic that weighs heavily on the healthcare industry and for a good reason. The issue is far more nuanced than it appears. Among these, the right of access provision — part of ...

Northwood, a Michigan HIPAA business associate, has notified more than 15,000 patients that a hacker had gained access to an employee’s email account and potentially viewed their protected health ...

Texting between doctors and patients has become more commonplace in recent years. But before the two parties start sharing every intimate detail, experts urge providers to take a step back and ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has settled with MedEvolve for $350,000 over potential HIPAA violations regarding a data breach in which a server containing ...

We’ve all been there: a new patient at the doctor’s office or hospital, where a lot of information is thrown at you. And buried in that packet of paperwork is a very important form that few people ask ...

Since the HIPAA compliance date for privacy was implemented in April 2003, nearly 100,000 complaints falling under this umbrella have been submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services.