What Is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is an act created by the U.S. Congress in 1996 that amends both ...
When President Trump was hospitalized with COVID-19, his doctor pointed to “HIPAA rules and regulations” as the reason he couldn’t speak more freely about Trump’s condition. HIPAA is a medical privacy ...
In addition to formalizing the inclusion of Patient Safety Organizations and Health Information Organizations (Health Information Exchanges, E-Prescribing Organizations and similar organizations) as ...
This Bulletin is brought to you by AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group. On June 18, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) ...
So, only those who are administering the health plan would be responsible under HIPAA to not disclose information they gained about the individual as a result of any demand for payment that was ...
The Biden administration has issued a bulletin warning that pixel trackers may come up against federal privacy law. Healthcare organizations regulated under the Health Insurance Portability and ...
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has infiltrated every industry, streamlining processes, optimizing insights and improving evidence-based decision-making. Pharmacies, in particular, have ...