A number of healthcare professionals and businesses are susceptible to violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) due to outright security failures and compliance ...

At 26 years old, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the most mature and comprehensive health data protection law in the US. (It passed in 1996.) One of the earliest ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has never been the most glamorous law; however, it has undoubtedly enjoyed more of a spotlight in recent years with the COVID-19 ...

To ensure access to care, it is critical to protect patient privacy whenever possible. Health care workers at an urgent care center in Woodbridge, Virginia, keep careful patient records, April 2020 ...

You hear about HIPAA all the time. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is described on forms at the doctor; it’s referenced in privacy policies; it’s even mentioned on the news.

HIPAA violations don’t always come from malicious attacks or headline-making data breaches. More often, they stem from everyday mistakes, like misdirected emails and vendors that aren’t as secure as ...