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 ...

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.

Ironically, HIPAA was written at a time when most providers were on paper charts and submitting paper claims. It established a framework for protecting patient information and focused heavily on the ...

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 ...

Like never before, our data is tracked and communicated to a variety of systems through our mobile devices and wearable technologies that have exploded in popularity over recent years. These ...

Health care systems do their best to safeguard against breaches. But all of us could be doing more to protect our confidential health data. That starts with understanding when this data is most at ...

HIPAA has been on the books since 1996. With the advent of electronic health records, HHS adopted security regulations to re quire covered entities to protect the integrity, confidentiality, and ...

Kevin Coy, Neil Hoffman Ph.D. Such privacy laws and regulations as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule can have a significant ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Healthcare organizations have made significant ...

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 ...