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HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is a federal law in the United States that was enacted in 1996 and is designed to protect the privacy and security of ...

CR's guide to common situations when HIPAA protects you—and when it doesn’t. Because health data has fewer safeguards than people think. By Thomas Germain You hear about HIPAA all the time. The Health ...

The United States' Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulates how organizations like hospitals and insurers must control and manage protected health information (PHI). HIPAA ...

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 ...

When Congress adopted HIPAA in 1996 there was a great deal of commotion surrounding the new information-handling rules. Healthcare organizations spent considerable time and money on training. This was ...

I thought I'd look into HIPAA a little more, and it turns out the reality of HIPAA is much more complicated then I realized it was. A situation has come up with a friend of mine that I initially ...

Verily’s ex-chief commercial officer sued the healthtech company owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet for wrongful employment, citing HIPAA violations.

We just found out that the hospital doesn't allow FaceTime or Skype, saying because "it's a HIPAA issue". This is pretty distressing for us, and so I wanted to ask if anyone has good info from a ...

In the wake of Roe v. Wade’s demise in June, those who use menstrual tracking apps have expressed privacy concerns over how the data they’ve collected can be shared. Some even worry that courts will ...

Health care today is a complicated business. Staying on top of the latest medical developments, treatments and technology is a full-time job. Working within the insurance company business process so ...