In February 2024, HHS finalized significant revisions to 42 CFR Part 2, the federal regulation governing the confidentiality of SUD treatment ...
This guide includes everything employers need to know about HIPAA requirements, as well as a HIPAA compliance checklist.
Some healthcare providers already meet potential new HIPAA security requirements, but others may face significant challenges.
Since it was first enacted, the healthcare industry has been under constant pressure to keep personal healthcare information (PHI) secure and to remain compliant with the evolving rules and ...
A recent decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court holds that HIPAA does not preempt state law negligence actions, and suggests state courts can look to federal HIPAA regulations as a guide to ...
A recent district court case in Missouri may allow patients to use the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act as a basis of a private cause of action in state courts, according to a ...
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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 ...
Two different updates to notices of privacy practices (NPPs) are due on February 16, 2026. First, HIPAA covered entities that ...