The "P" in HIPAA doesn't stand for privacy. It's one of the first things a lot of experts will say when asked to clear up any misconceptions about the health data law. Instead, it stands for ...

Ironically, HIPAA was written at a time when most providers were on paper charts and submitting paper claims. It established a framework for protecting patient information and focused heavily on the ...

Like never before, our data is tracked and communicated to a variety of systems through our mobile devices and wearable technologies that have exploded in popularity over recent years. These ...

Health care systems do their best to safeguard against breaches. But all of us could be doing more to protect our confidential health data. That starts with understanding when this data is most at ...

This article provides a brief introduction to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule’s minimum necessary standard ...

Almost half the US states have passed comprehensive consumer data privacy protections that go beyond federal health privacy rules, known as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Kevin Coy, Neil Hoffman Ph.D. Such privacy laws and regulations as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule can have a significant ...

From fitness bands and mobile applications (apps) to Bluetooth-enabled heart rate monitors and glucose pumps, Internet of Things (IoT) healthcare technologies have firmly cemented their place in the ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Healthcare organizations have made significant ...

With all of the hype around data being “the oil of the 21st century” and the rise of “the algorithm economy,” it seems reasonable to make it a priority to learn more about how laws affect our lives as ...