Some 5,100 patients treated at Kaiser Permanente were sent HIPAA breach notification letters Friday after a KP research computer was found to have been infected with malicious software. Officials say ...

Can a subcontractor expect to keep the job after accidentally posting protected health information of some 15,000 patients online? A Boston teaching hospital says, 'definitely not.' The 496-bed Boston ...

HBNR duties affect many health apps, products, and organizations that fall outside HIPAA's scope Companies' intentional data disclosures, as well as cyber incidents, may trigger HBNR breaches ...

A whistleblower is suing Alphabet, claiming that Verily, its health tech subsidiary, breached proper protocol for handling the sensitive health data of 25,000 patients. Ryan Sloan, a former executive ...

As HIPAA-related updates loom, organizations are facing increased pressure to modernize their compliance efforts. Federal regulatory standards and the pace at which ...

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center has settled with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights for potential HIPAA violations related to lax security. The nonprofit ...

This guide includes everything employers need to know about HIPAA requirements, as well as a HIPAA compliance checklist.

AI usage by physicians nearly doubled in 2024 according to a recent American Medical Association (AMA) survey of providers. Incorporating “augmented care” improves outcomes for patients, but heightens ...

The Covered Components and individuals who work in any of the Covered Components listed on the HIPAA Compliance website, are affected by this policy. Purdue University is a Hybrid Entity under the ...