In the final days of the Biden Administration, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice ...

Arguably all health information is sensitive. But some health data is regarded as especially sensitive, either through the ...

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In his January 2025 column, Section Chair, Matt Fisher discusses section's role in shaping health policy specifically in regard to the HIPAA Security Rule Changes. The ability to comment on public ...

Initially, the findings we have presented appear to be contradictory. On the one hand, most physicians believe that the Privacy Rule as a whole and a few of its key ...

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The Supreme Court criticised the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last week for arguing that the rigorous bail conditions in money laundering cases will apply to women even though the Prevention of Money ...

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The Proposed Rule ... second exception would apply to an emergency or other occurrence that adversely affects a Regulated Entity’s relevant electronic information systems or the confidentiality ...

“The slapdash HIPAA rule rushed out the door by the administration for political purposes is both unlawful and impractical,” Skrmetti said in a social media post announcing the suit.