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. Visiting a doctor's office often means ...

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 ...

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).

I lead PR and communications at Municorn, where brand trust meets data protection. If customers doubt their health information is safe, there’s no brand to build. I’ve seen how breaches erode trust ...

Mayor Eric Adams misrepresented conversations with public health officials after coming under scrutiny for not sharing information about the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has killed three ...

Following the Dobbs decision, many states enacted their own privacy and consumer protection laws that may impose additional or stricter obligations on covered entities when handling reproductive ...

HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which gives Americans the right to access their health information. HIPAA gives people the right to access their own ...

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has agreed to pay $800,000 to HHS’ Office for Civil Rights and implement a corrective action plan as part of a settlement concerning alleged HIPAA ...

The School Town of Munster fired a long-time middle school counselor accused of violating student confidentiality laws Monday night. The School Board of Trustees voted 3-1 – with Board President Kyle ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A recent study shows that autism diagnoses in the U.S. are at a all time high, and the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has ...