HIPAA

The failure to encrypt mobile devices results in a hefty settlement.

The agreement marks the first of its kind since the HHS Office for Civil Rights launched its Rights of Access...

The plaintiff claims that an employee at the hospital gave the person who assaulted her personal information about her, and...

Under the Obama administration, HHS had adopted a $1.5 million cap per calendar year for all violations of an identical...

The rules proposed by HHS take aim at data blocking, in which tech companies or health systems limit the sharing...

Recent moves by the less-than-6-year-old messaging app suggest it may be looking to work with healthcare providers and sensitive patient...

An attorney suggests unambiguous rules for employees as the best practice to proactively defend your organization's reputation.

The rule lets providers use and disclose the minimum amount of personal health information needed to treat patients, receive payment,...

AccuDoc Solutions was 'the victim of a cyber incident' this fall involving Atrium patient billing information. The data was accessed...

A Hartford physician allegedly ignored the advice of a colleague and spoke to a TV reporter in a dispute with...

The $16 million settlement stems from a series of attacks in 2014 and 2015 that potentially exposed the electronic health...

Aetna will pay New Jersey $365,000 to settle two separate patient confidentiality breaches, and Humana will pay Texas $700,000 for...