With many organizations still relying on outdated security protocols and optional encryption practices, the need for ...

HHS is proposing major changes to HIPAA for the first time in more than a decade, aiming to strengthen cybersecurity ...

A medical supply firm will pay $3 million to settle issues found by a HIPAA investigation into a breach. Also, a public health system will pay $60,000 to resolve a ...

On December 27, 2024, in the midst of the holiday season, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) deployed ...

The states say the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services placed burdensome restrictions on the disclosure of certain ...

At the close of 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a ...

The HHS wants to update the HIPAA security rule for the first time in more than a decade to bolster healthcare cybersecurity, regulators said late last month. The Office for Civil Rights ...

On December 27, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to the Security ...

The new rules come in the wake of the Change Healthcare breach, which exposed the electronic personal health information of about 100 million Americans.

Tampa General Hospital has agreed to pay $6.8 million to settle a proposed consolidated federal class action lawsuit filed in ...