Learn about HIPAA, the U.S. act safeguarding healthcare data privacy and setting standards for medical information storage ...

A recent decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court holds that HIPAA does not preempt state law negligence actions, and suggests state courts can look to federal HIPAA regulations as a guide to ...

For purposes of the exclusionary rule, HIPAA is no guide as to whether evidence was illegally obtained by law enforcement. It can only dictate whether protected health information was improperly used ...

Sharetru's HIPAA compliance means the company has assumed responsibility for implementing and maintaining the security ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was introduced in 1996 to safeguard private health information and ensure continuity of coverage for individuals navigating employment ...

The federal HIPAA law protects patient privacy, but some say it can shut out family members trying to help relatives who are experiencing mental health crises. A visit to a doctor's office often means ...

A recent district court case in Missouri may allow patients to use the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act as a basis of a private cause of action in state courts, according to a ...

Some agencies and pharmaceutical marketers believe that HIPAA-compliant solutions automatically meet all the latest privacy regulations. But, new consumer privacy state laws apply to the average ...

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Legal Workspace, a provider of cloud-based work environments for law firms, announced on April 13 the launch of its virtual workspace compliant with the Health Information Portability and ...