Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The rules impose new ...

When an employee requests a reasonable accommodation for a health condition, it may be confusing for employers to parse out the various privacy protections embedded in the Health Insurance Portability ...

HIPAA violations don’t always come from malicious attacks or headline-making data breaches. More often, they stem from ...

I thought I'd look into HIPAA a little more, and it turns out the reality of HIPAA is much more complicated then I realized it was. A situation has come up with a friend of mine that I initially ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am confused about how HIPAA applies to my medical information. Some people are saying they don't have to tell people if they have been vaccinated or not or respond to an employer ...

With the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, a new era of federal/state partnership began in he regulation of health insurance and improved access to ...

Changes to HIPAA's Security Rule will require employers to adjust to these new practices, and legal counsel can provide expert guidance on remaining compliant.” — Ken LaMance, LegalMatch’s General ...

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