HIPAA imposes some controls on the collection, use, and distribution of 'protected health information' by covered entities, such as healthcare providers, it is narrowly scoped and leaves a vast ocean of health data unprotected.
Texas Vista Medical Center, formerly known as Southwest General Hospital, will close after nearly 40 years of operation, multiple sources confirmed to KSAT Wednesday.
UnityPoint Health, one of Iowa's largest non-profit health systems, is exploring a merger with Presbyterian Healthcare Services, a smaller system based in New Mexico.
Gentiva, a hospice company backed by Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Humana Inc., has agreed to acquire a business from not-for-profit health-care system ProMedica, Gentiva’s chief executive officer said.