The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has renewed its focus on two critical ...

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

The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules require covered entities (including healthcare providers and health plans) and their ...

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

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a settlement with ...

Amy S. Leopard and Eric Setterlund of Bradley discuss proposed new regulations to enhance cybersecurity protections for ...

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

The Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule was issued to protect a person's individually identifiable health information and addresses ...

HIPAA compliance maintains patient privacy ... Let’s pivot and highlight instances when releasing protected health information (PHI) is necessary. Here are four scenarios describing when ...

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