HIPAA is a law that protects your medical information and history. Medical providers like doctors and insurance companies are beholden to HIPAA.

This guide includes everything employers need to know about HIPAA requirements, as well as a HIPAA compliance checklist.

The Covered Components and individuals who work in any of the Covered Components listed on the HIPAA Compliance website, are affected by this policy. Purdue University is a Hybrid Entity under the ...

Healthcare technology vendors that create, receive, maintain, or transmit protected health information are obligated under HIPAA and other regulations to implement safeguards to ensure the privacy and ...

Flat Iron Technologies, a compliance, security and governance solutions firm, has launched an online HIPAA Policies and Compliance Toolkit for audits. The guidebook provides information about the ...

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center has settled with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights for potential HIPAA violations related to lax security. The nonprofit ...

December 22, 2009 — The Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect of the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new policy statement to guide pediatricians through the federal Health Insurance ...

Baycare Health System in Clearwater, Florida, will pay $800,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights to settle allegations of potential HIPAA violations. OCR ...

Since Feb. 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced 14 monetary penalties/settlements related to cyber incidents with no signs of ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced Friday a settlement with BayCare Health System, a prominent Florida-based healthcare provider. The ...