The HIPAA Privacy and Security Omnibus final rule should bring some long-awaited clarification and certainty to marketing, fundraising and other aspects of ...

Federal regulators plan to seek public comments on whether the HIPAA rules create barriers to sharing patient information among healthcare providers, hampering the ability to coordinate care. See Also ...

Protecting sensitive health information is a fundamental pillar of modern medicine. Patients trust healthcare organizations with their most private details, ...

Ever since the updated HIPAA rule took effect last March, some hospital IT departments see themselves as “the HIPAA police,” clamping down in ways that the rule doesn't require, says one industry ...

A recent decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court holds that HIPAA does not preempt state law negligence actions, and suggests state courts can look to federal HIPAA regulations as a guide to ...

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An unmitigated revamp of healthcare cybersecurity is coming in 2025, and experts warn that the compliance burden for organizations will be steep. Since 2005, healthcare organizations have been subject ...

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HHS has updated its HIPAA retail pharmacy transaction requirements for opioids and other Schedule II drugs to prevent improper refills, according to the Reed Smith law firm. The updated requirements ...

AMARILLO, Texas — A federal court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction that partially halts the Department of Health and Human Services from enforcing a new HIPAA rule that restricts the ...