Covered entities and business associates finally have an idea what the accounting of disclosures provision in HITECH is all about. The Department of Health & Human Services publically released a ...

A recent, otherwise typical, Friday evening took an unexpected turn when I found myself in the emergency department (ED) after a family member ...

Feb. 16, 2026, is the deadline for updating and distributing HIPAA Notices of Privacy Practices (“NPP”) that address the confidentiality ...

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We have recently assisted several healthcare provider clients that have discovered that their business associates had allowed protected health information of the provider’s patients to be improperly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . On Feb. 16, HHS, through its Office for Civil Rights and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...

In April 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations addressing reproductive health care under HIPAA (89 Fed. Reg. 32976 (Apr. 26 ...

Although the passing of HIPAA and its privacy and security rules for patient health information occurred over a decade ago, the HITECH Act passed in 2009 strengthens some of the already existing rules ...

Incorporating “augmented care” improves outcomes for patients, but heightens the exposure of hospitals, medical practices, and physicians to compliance pitfalls, particularly under HIPAA’s privacy and ...

Is your email a HIPAA Compliant? Or does it need to be a HIPAA complaint for your private practice? You may think the answer is obvious and ofcourse, as a healthcare professional you need to be aware ...

What is the difference between an incidental and an accidental disclosure of protected health information (PHI)? Can you give examples of each? How do you handle each for an accounting of disclosures ...