On February 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a notice in the Federal Register regarding reinstatement of the Health Information Portability and ...

A recent district court case in Missouri may allow patients to use the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act as a basis of a private cause of action in state courts, according to a ...

Flat Iron Technologies, a compliance, security and governance solutions firm, has launched an online HIPAA Policies and Compliance Toolkit for audits. The guidebook provides information about the ...

There has been a notable emphasis on proactive enforcement of the privacy and security of protected health information in recent weeks as evidenced by multiple developments regarding compliance with ...