The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules require covered entities (including healthcare providers and health plans) and their ...
On March 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $200,000 civil ...
HHS investigators charged with protecting the civil rights and privacy of patients are now assigned to finding and stamping ...
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) adopted a new proposal to strengthen the ...
The investigation began in 2018 after Warby Parker reported a HIPAA breach to OCR, revealing that its website was targeted.
According to OCR Director Melanie Fontes Rainer, “HIPAA-regulated entities need to be proactive in ensuring their compliance with the HIPAA Rules, and not wait for OCR to reveal long-standing ...
According to OCR Director Melanie Fontes Rainer, “HIPAA-regulated entities need to be proactive in ensuring their compliance with the HIPAA Rules, and not wait for OCR to reveal long-standing ...
Gelfand, president of the ERISA Industry Committee, a group representing the interests of self-insured employee benefit plans ...