Even 28 years after President Bill Clinton signed HIPAA into law, many of its rules have remained difficult for HIPAA-regulated entities, according to a Jan. 22 HIPAA Journal report. 1. The Office for ...

Basic HIPAA training and adhering to their hospital's own privacy compliance guidelines may not be enough to ensure nurses are consistently compliant, suggests a Dec. 27 HIPAA Journal report. Ongoing ...

Healthcare data breaches appear to be on the decline for now. The HIPAA Journal reported just 58 breaches in March – the lowest total for the month of March since 2022, and a 46% reduction from the 98 ...

The Change Healthcare cyberattack compromised the protected health information of at least 100 million people, according to The HIPAA Journal. This represents a third of the population in the United ...

Medical information – which includes fitness, genetic issues, and the diseases someone suffers from – is intensely personal stuff. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ...

When a study released this fall found that more than 50% of staff fail Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) assessments, two-thirds witness internal breaches, and more than 80% ...

On Jan. 5, 2024, the New York State Attorney General, Bureau of Internet and Technology, announced a settlement with Refuah Health Center, Inc. (Refuah), a Hudson Valley federally qualified health ...

(WXYZ) — Breaking HIPAA rules is not only a serious matter with someone's employer, it could result in criminal charges and penalties, including anything from a ...

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The April 14 deadline for covered entities to comply with the privacy rule provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has passed, but many covered entities continue ...

Today we’re going to learn some new HIPAA do’s and don’ts for employees. You might be wondering, “What does HIPAA have to do with my job?” Well, if you work with private health information, it’s super ...