The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued new and updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) interpreting the HIPAA ...

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HHS’s Office for Civil Rights has proposed major updates to the HIPAA Security Rule to counter escalating cyber threats, including a 102% increase in large breach reports from 2018–2023. The changes ...

The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the US Department of Health and Human Services recently released a final rule (“Final Rule”) to update the HIPAA ...

Under a new rule, patients and healthcare providers will be further protected from investigations and liability relating to reproductive healthcare services when they were legally obtained and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A federal reproductive health care privacy rule is intended to prevent law enforcement from obtaining ...

Credit: Getty Images The changes are the first update to the rule since 2013. The proposed changes would require health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and insurance companies to strengthen ...

Credit: Getty Images The rule aims to promote trust and open communication between patients and their health care providers. The “HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support ...

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives recently urged the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights to scale back recommended changes to HIPAA, according to ...