The Trump administration on Tuesday announced immediate limited waivers of certain HIPAA privacy provisions to help improve patient care during the growing COVID-19 pandemic. For example, it's now OK ...

This explainer provides a high-level overview of these protections and the statutes that establish such rights, certain ...

Melanie Fontes Rainer, HHS OCR director, speaking at a HIPAA summit this week (Image: Marianne Kolbasuk McGee) As the final months of the Biden administration wrap up, regulators at the agency charged ...

The current HIPAA Security rule defines Risk Analysis as: “Conducting an accurate and thorough assessment of the potential risk and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity and availability ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has filed proposed modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 security rule to strengthen the cybersecurity of ...

The rule comes in response to health data security concerns arising out of the 2022 overturn of abortion protections established by Roe v. Wade. The Department of Health and Human Services released a ...

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HHS’ Office for Civil Rights rolled out additional tools and initiatives addressing the opioid crisis to fulfill the 21st Century Cures Act. OCR works to ensure patients and their families have access ...

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A new proposed rule would also specifically apply to new technologies in healthcare like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, virtual reality and applied reality. (anyaberkutiStock / Getty ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement with Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA), a public hospital on the U.S. Territory, ...