Attorney Harry Margolis explains why this simple document can prevent medical mix-ups, protect family access, and simplify ...

net2phone, a provider of intelligent communications solutions, has launched a HIPAA-compatible AI agent offering. The ...

To address these issues proactively, Khan recommended that healthcare and life sciences organizations map their data flows in ...

Those entities must comply with HIPAA but may not need to do so for all operations. A local government with a self-funded health plan may qualify as a HIPAA covered entity. A county that operates a ...

Despite widespread digital transformation in healthcare, faxing remains a deeply entrenched communication tool. Over ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act doesn’t include protections for health data collected by wearable ...

Here's a mindset shift that works: Treat HIPAA as a design constraint, not just a post-launch filter. That means involving ...

Medical information – which includes fitness, genetic issues, and the diseases someone suffers from – is intensely personal stuff. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ...

Jonathan Porter welcomes colleague Claire Postman to discuss how healthcare providers approach HIPAA when responding to civil investigative demands ...

Ultimately, Khan emphasized that protecting PHI requires more than compliance checkboxes—it demands a continuous, structured ...

It's one of the less pleasant healthcare trends of 2011: information is becoming less secure while enforcement is growing more stringent. In step with these developments, 2011 was a banner year for ...

Does it violate HIPAA if someone asks about your vaccine status during the pandemic? Some experts say it’s your decision to reveal if you’ve gotten a shot. Julia Wall [email protected] As the ...