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Groups Provide Feedback on Potential Changes to the HIPAA RulesAmong the hundreds of responses to a federal request for comments about potential changes to the HIPAA rules were suggestions for...


The HHS Office for Civil Rights is paying particular attention to complaints involving patients' access to their health information; it's also focusing on investigations of organizations with...

Latest in a Series of Substantial HHS Penalties for ViolationsFederal regulators have hit a California-based healthcare provider with a $3 million HIPAA settlement related to two breaches...

Analysts: GDPR Case in Portugal Offers Lessons for U.S. Healthcare EntitiesAn EU General Data Protection Regulation enforcement action against a hospital in Portugal demonstrates complying with...

Hospital Pays $75,000 Penalty in Case Involving Lost Unencrypted DevicesIn the latest in series of HIPAA enforcement actions taken by states this year, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura...

Enforcement Action is the Third in Recent Weeks, Eighth This YearIn its third enforcement action in recent weeks, federal regulators have hit a Colorado medical center with a HIPAA fine in a case...

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco Notifying Those AffectedThe hacking of a credit card processing system has prompted a Texas hospital to notify federal regulators and affected...

AMIA, AHIMA Want to Update What's Covered Regarding Patients' Access to Their DataTwo health IT professional associations are urging Congress to "modernize" HIPAA to extend patients' rights to...

Attorneys General from 12 U.S. states this week filed a lawsuit against a healthcare tech solutions provider over a data breach suffered by the company in 2015. read more