Editor’s Note: As workplaces reopen, many employers are grappling with whether to require employees to be vaccinated or to impose mask mandates. Some have faced resistance in the form of false claims ...

This guide includes everything employers need to know about HIPAA requirements, as well as a HIPAA compliance checklist.

The Trump administration proposed changes Thursday to data privacy rules to give patients more access to their health information and improve care coordination. The ...

As the Department of Health and Human Services weighs potential modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, regulators must consider aligning those changes with other ...

You may have heard public figures respond to questions about COVID-19 vaccines by citing the HIPAA privacy rule. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, was established in ...

These modifications were outlined in a “Notice of Proposed Rule Making” on Jan. 21, 2021. But it was not a priority until very recently, when HHS announced plans to finalize this rule in March 2023.

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HHS Secretary Alex Azar says proposed HIPAA privacy rule changes aim to "break down barriers" in care coordination. The Department of Health and Human Services on ...

Proposed changes that could directly impact practices include shortening the timeframe for responding to patient requests for records. Last year, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

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