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Which Situations Allow a Medical Professional to Release Information?

ADPPA Law

The situations when a medical professional can release information vary depending on who is releasing the information, what information is...

The Seven Elements of a Compliance Program

The seven elements of a compliance program are integrated processes organizations in all industries can adopt to help them develop...

HIPAA Enforcement Trends and Outlook

Considering the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is now in its third decade, the Privacy Rule took effect...

Time to Stop Blocking a National Patient Identifier System

HIPAA Authorization Form for Parents

In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law and one of its requirements was...

Editorial: The Three Pillars of HIPAA Compliance

Three Pillars of HIPAA Compliance

Achieving compliance with the Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) can be a challenge for healthcare...

Editorial: Benefits of HIPAA for Healthcare Organizations

Benefits of HIPAA for Healthcare Organizations

One of the problems with developing legislation for the entire healthcare industry is rules must be written for organizations of...

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How to Become HIPAA Compliant

How to become HIPAA compliant is one of the biggest challenges for many businesses operating in the healthcare and health…

Editorial: Benefits of HIPAA for Patients

Benefits of HIPAA for Patients

This is the third article in the ‘Benefits of HIPAA’ series, this time around exploring how the Health Insurance Portability...

Editorial: Benefits of HIPAA for Healthcare Professionals

It has been almost 27 years since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law, more...

Editorial: AI in Healthcare

Largest Healthcare Data Breaches of 2021

The topic of AI in healthcare often gets mixed reactions. While some people are firm believers in the benefits of...

Editorial: HIPAA Law and Employers

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Throughout the text of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) a lot of content connects HIPAA law and...

Editorial: Lessons from Biggest HIPAA Breaches of 2022

Biggest HIPAA breaches of 2022

It has been another bad year for healthcare data breaches, with some of the biggest HIPAA breaches of 2022 resulting...

Editorial: Will Amazon Clinic Put Patient Privacy at Risk?

Amazon has launched a new service that connects patients with doctors – Amazon Clinic. This should come as no surprise...

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