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 ...

The United States' Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulates how organizations like hospitals and insurers must control and manage protected health information (PHI). HIPAA ...

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 ...

Discover how the HIPAA Waiver of Authorization permits legal sharing of health data for research while upholding privacy protections. Learn the criteria required for approval.

New federal rules for securing personal health data give insurers and medical providers more flexibility on IT than expected. That could lower compliance costs but create a potential legal nightmare ...

As money pours into health care startups built around artificial intelligence — more than 350 deals totaling $4 billion in 2019 — the field is generally overlooking the potential litigation risk ...

Webinar Date/Time: Tue, Sep 12, 2023 10:00 AM EDT | 9:00 AM CT | 3:00 PM BST | 4:00 PM CEST Maintaining HIPAA compliance is essential for clinical and health science researchers worldwide handling ...

The revisions are based on the patient data privacy provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which were included in the American Reinvestment and ...

With all of the hype around data being “the oil of the 21st century” and the rise of “the algorithm economy,” it seems reasonable to make it a priority to learn more about how laws affect our lives as ...