The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) rules create a framework to protect the privacy and security of patient and health plan member ...

Reinterpretation of health privacy law on abortion, transgender treatments after Supreme Court ended federal abortion ...

The security and privacy requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and their implications for pharmacy are discussed. HIPAA was enacted to improve the ...

Dennis A. Tribble, Pharm.D., is Chief Medical Officer, Baxa Corporation, 13760 East Arapahoe Road, Englewood, CO 80112-3903 ([email protected]).

2.2.1. Electronic data is considered secured if: 2.2.1.1. The data has been properly encrypted consistent with guidance issued by the Department of Health & Human Services and 2.2.1.2. The ...

On April 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule to amend its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBN Rule). The HBN Rule works as a complement and counterpart to the breach ...

Fortunately, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides some clarifications. In general, the income from a long-term care insurance policy is non-taxable, and the ...

Switching your health insurance provider might seem daunting, but with recent advancements in digital services, it’s now easier to transfer a health insurance p ...

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 ...

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

Under certain circumstances, eligible employees may be able to enroll in health insurance at other times under provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Eligible employees ...