While a remote work environment can provide many benefits to all of the parties involved, it also can present significant challenges for organizations that need to remain Healthcare Insurance ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently announced guidelines for the application of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) to audio-only ...

U.S. healthcare companies must comply with the data security and privacy standards defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The purpose of the legislation is ...

Ajay Prasad is the CEO of GMR Web Team, a full-service healthcare digital marketing agency focused on patient acquisition and retention. Today, inclusivity is a prominent theme in healthcare, and its ...

A working group made up of members from three organizations plans this month to release guidelines for complying with the data security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and ...

Melanie Fontes Rainer, HHS OCR director, speaking at a HIPAA summit this week (Image: Marianne Kolbasuk McGee) As the final months of the Biden administration wrap up, regulators at the agency charged ...

Now that the final privacy rules have been published, your practice can’t afford to ignore this legislation. This is a corrected version of the article that appeared in print. Are you familiar with ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology updated its guidance on how healthcare organizations and companies can protect their patients’ data security through new cybersecurity ...

Since 1975, the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records regulations under 42 CFR part 2 (Part 2) have protected the confidentiality of individuals suffering from substance use ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. There is a flexibility built into HIPAA regulations. Those stipulations only provide a ...