The HIPAA Security Rule may soon undergo its first major overhaul in decades. Although finalization could come as early as ...

Experts are calling for updates to HIPAA after AI was used to identify patients within anonymized health data. The post HIPAA ...

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 ...

Earlier this year, federal agencies teamed up to issue two rules that will require healthcare providers to update certain policies related to the use and disclosure ...

The preamble to the final rule implementing the privacy requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act explicitly invokes the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. "The need ...

For purposes of the exclusionary rule, HIPAA is no guide as to whether evidence was illegally obtained by law enforcement. It can only dictate whether protected health information was improperly used ...

We are in an era where smartphones track sleep patterns, fitness apps monitor heart rates, and online searches reveal sensitive medical inquiries. As a result, the notion of “health data” has expanded ...

In April 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations addressing reproductive health care under HIPAA (89 Fed. Reg. 32976 (Apr. 26 ...

The use of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has revolutionized how healthcare is provided by allowing access to data and improving the coordination of care among medical professionals. But, the ...

Some agencies and pharmaceutical marketers believe that HIPAA-compliant solutions automatically meet all the latest privacy regulations. But, new consumer privacy state laws apply to the average ...

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