HIPAA

The president's physicians would not disclose the results of the president's lung scans, invoking HIPAA to selectively provide intel on...

A healthcare provider may share information with persons if, using professional judgment, he or she decides that the patient does...

Anthem disclosed in February 2015 that hackers had infiltrated its systems beginning in February 2014 using malware installed through a...

The hack, which was carried out through the use of compromised credentials, continued until August 2014.

The Washington State-based health insurer self-reported the breach, which was discovered 2015 and may have affected more than 10.4 million...

Overall, OCR has completed seven total enforcement actions under the HIPAA Right of Access initiative.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare employees to use or share only the "minimum necessary" information...

The public health emergency loosens restrictions on HIPAA and EMTALA mandates, physician licensing, and self-referrals for providers operating 'in good...

When the PHE declaration is terminated, CEs must comply with all the normal requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule for...

With a few exceptions, the HIPAA Privacy Rule prohibits the use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for marketing...

The disclosure of PHI needs to consist of findings concerning a work-related illness or injury or workplace-related medical surveillance.

The subsequent OCR investigation found that Lifespan failed to implement policies and procedures to encrypt all devices used for work...