Background The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to protect sensitive health ...

Some healthcare providers already meet potential new HIPAA security requirements, but others may face significant challenges.

Major proposed changes to security guidance related to HIPAA compliance have been underway, with the expectation that ...

Federal regulators are advising regulated healthcare firms and their third-party vendors to harden systems, software and ...

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 ...

Key Takeaways Healthcare breaches have cost an eye‑watering $7.42 million per incident in 2025, and it’s not surprising that ...

On January 6, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published significant proposed amendments ( proposed rule) to the Security Rule under the Health Insurance ...

The HHS wants to update the HIPAA security rule for the first time in more than a decade to bolster healthcare cybersecurity, regulators said late last month. The Office for Civil Rights, which ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that strengthens the Security Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ...

In examining how the Office of Civil Rights administered its periodic Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audit program from January 2016 through December 2020, the U.S. Department of ...

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