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

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The omnibus rule, which kicked in a little over a month ago in September, establishes a new set of expectations and possibilities on the enforcement front. HIPAA provisions now apply to Business ...

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 ...

Doctors in a meeting (Getty Images) The Department of Health and Human Services is responding to a growing threat of cyberattacks against the healthcare industry. Healthcare was the most breached ...

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 ...

It is necessary for healthcare providers to achieve and maintain HIPAA compliance not only to protect patient privacy, but also to prevent fines and negative public exposure. 1. Perform a “true” risk ...