Last year, the federal Office for Civil Rights (OCR) modified the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to strengthen protections ...

Q: I just want to get my medical records, but was told I “must use a HIPPA compliant form.” Just what is HIPPA? That’s my first question. A: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ...

Paxton filed the lawsuit in September 2024 arguing that Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration illegally created a rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act barring ...

The Health Information Privacy Reform Act (HIPRA) proposed by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on November 4th, 2025, is best read ...

Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. An ultra-conservative federal judge in Texas has lobbed another hand grenade in his ...

U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk for the Northern District of Texas vacated portions of the 2024 final rule for multiple reasons, ruling that was “contrary to law” as it illegally preempts or ...

Discover how the HIPAA Waiver of Authorization permits legal sharing of health data for research while upholding privacy protections. Learn the criteria required for approval.

A proposed cybersecurity update would bring with it unfunded mandates and burden IT and security teams with increased documentation, reporting and compliance requirements that conflict with modern IT ...