Discover how the HIPAA Waiver of Authorization permits legal sharing of health data for research while upholding privacy protections. Learn the criteria required for approval.

The new CMS Interoperability Framework aims to harmonize protections across covered entities, business associates and patient-facing apps. It could help move healthcare from baseline HIPAA compliance ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly transforming healthcare. Hospitals and health systems are exploring AI to support clinical diagnosis, manage workflows, and improve decision-making.

You can access your medical records through an online patient portal or request them by phone or email. Federal law lets you access your medical records even if you have unpaid medical bills. To ...

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I lead PR and communications at Municorn, where brand trust meets data protection. If customers doubt their health information is safe, there’s no brand to build. I’ve seen how breaches erode trust ...

In November 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services officially asserted that crisis pregnancy centers — facilities whose mission is to persuade women not to have abortions — are not covered ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new report from Paubox, a leader in HIPAA compliant email, reveals that Microsoft 365’s email encryption behavior could be putting healthcare organizations at serious ...

HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which gives Americans the right to access their health information. HIPAA gives people the right to access their own ...