The laws aim to protect personal information that federal HIPAA rules don’t cover, including data collected through marketing ...

Cybersecurity attacks, such as malware, phishing emails, and password attacks, are a growing threat to patients and medical practices. Cyber attacks can significantly disrupt patient care, including ...

What Changed, Why It Matters, and What to Do Now - On November, 7, 2025, I spoke to the Massachusetts Health Information ...

September 23, 2013 Compliance Deadline for New Requirements. On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) released the long-awaited omnibus final rule (Final Rule) ...

Hospitals are the most common violators of HIPAA privacy regulations, followed by private practices, outpatient facilities, pharmacies and health plans, according to a March 3 report from the American ...

The Covered Components and individuals who work in any of the Covered Components listed on the HIPAA Compliance website, are affected by this policy. Purdue University is a Hybrid Entity under the ...

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Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning once dodged a reporter’s question about his neck injury with a HIPAA quip. “I don’t know what HIPAA stands for, but I ...

Protecting patient and employee health information has become more complex. Technology is, and likely always will be, a fundamental part of the healthcare system. While computers make it easier for ...

According to a recent Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) 45.2 percent of responding physician practices said they had not started HIPAA 5010 implementation. This would put them behind in the ...

According to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, HHS’ Office for Civil Rights plans to audit 350 covered entities in phase 2 of the HIPAA audits and while the chances of an anesthesia group ...