The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) addresses, among other things, the use and disclosure of individually identifiable health information, referred to as “protected ...

While no healthcare organization can eliminate the possibility of facing a data breach, implementing HIPAA technical safeguards can go a long way toward mitigating cyber risk. Under the HIPAA Security ...

This e-book is essentially a Mega-Guide on HIPAA Hosting, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. First, we take a broad look at the basics of HIPAA; the roles of covered ...

Risk Concept Colorful Icons Set Regardless of the challenges a smaller group might have, a risk assessment is a baseline for any HIPAA program. The cost of this assessment is considerably less than a ...

HHS: Guidance on HIPAA basics HIPAA is designed to enforce protected health information privacy, security and breach notification rules. While its aims are relatively straightforward, what entities ...

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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 ...