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As the Department of Health and Human Services weighs potential modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, regulators must consider aligning those changes with other ...

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.

Abortion advocates and Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to protect data on patients seeking abortion services, as concerns mount that clinic and hospital information could ...

To ensure access to care, it is critical to protect patient privacy whenever possible. Health care workers at an urgent care center in Woodbridge, Virginia, keep careful patient records, April 2020 ...

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 ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

An amended version of the bipartisan 21st Century Cure bill, which aims to advance medical innovation, has passed its first Congressional hurdle without any revisions ...

Protecting patient and employee health information has become more complex. Technology is, and likely always will be, a fundamental part of the healthcare system. While computers make it easier for ...

When President Trump was hospitalized with COVID-19, his doctor pointed to “HIPAA rules and regulations” as the reason he couldn’t speak more freely about Trump’s condition. HIPAA is a medical privacy ...

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