By referring consumers to an Indiana-led multistate settlement, federal officials this month tacitly recognized the ...

As of December 23, health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates ...

That effort failed, but Congress eventually passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 1997 ...

Recent lawsuits have revealed a critical privacy concern for healthcare providers – the sharing of patient data with Facebook ...

Patients have rights granted and enforced by law, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which protects medical information from being disclosed without your consent.

This is a precarious situation in the age of AI — where disinformation becomes undistinguishable from genuine information.

Lawyers already are seeking clients for lawsuits against the health system over possibly 17 million confidential records ...

The Interlock ransomware gang swipes patients' sensitive information, including medical records and personal data.

House lawmakers say AI can reduce administrative burden, speed drug development and improve clinical diagnoses.

HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is a federal law that protects your medical ...

The compliance deadline for changes to the privacy of reproductive health information is fast approaching, with the new rules taking effect ...