HIPAA compliance and regulation
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that establishes national standards for safeguarding protected health information. Maintaining HIPAA compliance is essential to protecting patients and avoiding penalties and fines. Get the latest HIPAA news and learn strategies for compliance with HIPAA and other healthcare privacy and security regulations.
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18 Dec 2025
OCR settles 54th HIPAA right of access case
Occupational health services provider Concentra will pay OCR $112,500 to resolve alleged HIPAA right of access failures. Continue Reading
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15 Dec 2025
After Texas ruling, states seek to fill reproductive health data privacy gaps
In the absence of federal protections, legal experts have their eyes on states laws that dictate how companies can interact with reproductive health data. Continue Reading
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18 Jan 2016
Understanding Physical Safeguards, Healthcare Data Security
Physical safeguards still present a great opportunity for healthcare organizations to ensure health data security. Continue Reading
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31 Jul 2015
How Do HIPAA Regulations Affect Judicial Proceedings?
HIPAA regulations must still be followed throughout legal proceedings. Continue Reading
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20 Oct 2014
HIPAA Best Practices: Acceptable Use Policies, Team Training
Creating Acceptable Use Policies (AUP) and then training your employees is essential for security at your healthcare organization. Continue Reading
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06 Oct 2014
AHIMA Releases Information Governance Principles for Healthcare
AHIMA determined that there are eight core principles involving data privacy and security for healthcare organizations to consider. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2014
HIPAA Privacy Rule: Permitted PHI uses and disclosures
HealthITSecurity.com kicked off its HIPAA Privacy Rule series with a breakdown of permitted protected health information (PHI) uses and disclosures. Continue Reading