Experts are calling for updates to HIPAA after AI was used to identify patients within anonymized health data. The post HIPAA ...

Learn about HIPAA, the U.S. act safeguarding healthcare data privacy and setting standards for medical information storage ...

Clym reports that HIPAA requires explicit authorization for sharing health data, not just cookie consent, highlighting gaps in current practices.

When HIPAA was enacted, its main focus was to ensure individuals could maintain health insurance. A wide range of patient information is covered under HIPAA privacy statutes, which regulate how ...

The healthcare industry cannot rely on HIPAA alone to ensure patient privacy, wrote Lucia C. Savage, chief privacy and regulatory officer at digital health company Omada Health, in an op-ed for Health ...

The use of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has revolutionized how healthcare is provided by allowing access to data and improving the coordination of care among medical professionals. But, the ...

The federal HIPAA law protects patient privacy, but some say it can shut out family members trying to help relatives who are experiencing mental health crises. Visiting a doctor's office often means ...

Four years ago, ransomware was just a blip on the healthcare industry’s radar. Today, it’s one of the biggest threats to the market – with 88 percent of all ransomware attacks targeting hospitals.

Since the HIPAA compliance date for privacy was implemented in April 2003, nearly 100,000 complaints falling under this umbrella have been submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act limits when medical information can be shared. But some advocates say those protections can also get in the way of care. Physicians are in short ...