The HIPAA Security Rule may soon undergo its first major overhaul in decades. Although finalization could come as early as May 2026, timelines remain uncertain as new requirements are grounded in ...

In light of the upcoming deadline for covered entities to update their Notice of Privacy Practices by February 16, 2026, 1 covered entities should consider “more ...

Protecting patient and employee health information has become more complex. Technology is, and likely always will be, a fundamental part of the healthcare system. While computers make it easier for ...

In April 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations addressing reproductive health care under HIPAA (89 Fed. Reg. 32976 (Apr. 26 ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, widely known as HIPAA, is a federal law that restricts the release of medical information without a person’s consent. However, there ...

Abortion advocates and Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to protect data on patients seeking abortion services, as concerns mount that clinic and hospital information could ...

Melanie Fontes Rainer, HHS OCR director, speaking at a HIPAA summit this week (Image: Marianne Kolbasuk McGee) As the final months of the Biden administration wrap up, regulators at the agency charged ...

BOISE, Idaho — When Idaho’s abortion laws change later this summer, sensitive medical information will be at the center of the conversation. Idaho’s law will outlaw almost all abortions, creating a ...

Doctors in a meeting (Getty Images) The Department of Health and Human Services is responding to a growing threat of cyberattacks against the healthcare industry. Healthcare was the most breached ...

In his No-Fault Insurance Wrap-Up, David M. Barshay, a member of Baker, Sanders, Barshay, Grossman, Fass, Muhlstock and Neuwirth, reviews recent cases involving whether checking the "fees not in ...