The “P” in HIPAA doesn’t stand for privacy. It’s one of the first things a lot of experts will say when asked to clear up any misconceptions about the health data law. Instead, it stands for ...

Among myriad acronyms in the healthcare industry, HIPAA is one of the most referenced. At the end of last year, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed major updates to this law — named ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Most people have heard of HIPAA, the federal health information privacy rule that allows patients to control who sees their health data and review their medical records for mistakes.

Legal battles over abortion have sprung up across the country since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. There’s been confusion among medical providers, patients and law enforcement over what ...

Mindcore Technologies announces HIPAA compliance for ShieldHQ, validating its ability to protect ePHI and support ...

At 26 years old, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the most mature and comprehensive health data protection law in the US. (It passed in 1996.) One of the earliest ...

Editor’s note: Joel Theisen is founder and chief executive of Lifespark, a Minnesota-based senior health company. Back when America adopted the main law for medical privacy and technology, the most ...

This guide includes everything employers need to know about HIPAA requirements, as well as a HIPAA compliance checklist.

Medical data is thought to be be private, but there are loopholes in HIPAA, especially when it comes to apps and possible abortion information. Legal battles over abortion have sprung up across the ...