Triple-S Management Corporation has agreed to settle potential HIPAA violations with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights to the tune of $3.5 million, after ...

HIPAA rules and regulations tend to strike fear into the hearts of healthcare providers. This set of requirements is there for good reason – to protect patient confidentiality, reinforce the rights of ...

We have recently assisted several healthcare provider clients that have discovered that their business associates had allowed protected health information of the provider’s patients to be improperly ...

69-document package helps covered entities and business associates update privacy notices, procedures, forms, & ...

HIPAA only applies to the extent that the covered entity is carrying out health care functions. For example, if your employer is the plan sponsor of an employer health care plan, then your ...

1. Sept. 23, 2013 compliance deadline for new requirements.On Jan. 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the long-awaited omnibus final rule pursuant to the Health ...

The Trump administration has yet to decide whether to continue a proposed overhaul of the HIPAA Security Rule floated by its ...

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 ...