Attorney Harry Margolis explains why this simple document can prevent medical mix-ups, protect family access, and simplify ...

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The United States' Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulates how organizations like hospitals and insurers must control and manage protected health information (PHI). HIPAA ...

(WASHINGTON) — Late last month Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, raised eyebrows around the country when she claimed that a reporter’s question about her COVID-19 vaccination status ...

I thought I'd look into HIPAA a little more, and it turns out the reality of HIPAA is much more complicated then I realized it was. A situation has come up with a friend of mine that I initially ...

When Congress adopted HIPAA in 1996 there was a great deal of commotion surrounding the new information-handling rules. Healthcare organizations spent considerable time and money on training. This was ...

In the wake of Roe v. Wade’s demise in June, those who use menstrual tracking apps have expressed privacy concerns over how the data they’ve collected can be shared. Some even worry that courts will ...

We had always assumed we could FaceTime with our child to maintain emotional connection. We just found out that the hospital doesn't allow FaceTime or Skype, saying because "it's a HIPAA issue". This ...

Here's a mindset shift that works: Treat HIPAA as a design constraint, not just a post-launch filter. That means involving ...

With last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade clearing the way for states to restrict access to abortion care, activists are scouring federal laws to help protect abortion rights ...

The HIPAA Privacy and Security Omnibus final rule should bring some long-awaited clarification and certainty to marketing, fundraising and other aspects of ...