The Department of Health and Human Services and the Office for Civil Rights have announced they will be soliciting comments on a proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of ...

Key Takeaways: HIPAA updates expected in 2026 will strengthen requirements to protect electronic protected health information (ePHI) and remove ambiguity regarding security safeguards. Enforcement ...

The landscape of healthcare compliance shifted dramatically in early 2026 when the HHS finalized sweeping updates to the HIPAA Security Rule, eliminating most exemptions for small dental practices and ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 as amended and implemented through regulations at 45 C.F.R. §§ 160 and 164 (“HIPAA”) regulates the privacy and security of health ...

Protecting patient and employee health information has become more complex. Technology is, and likely always will be, a fundamental part of the healthcare system. While computers make it easier for ...

In light of the upcoming deadline for covered entities to update their Notice of Privacy Practices by February 16, 2026, 1 covered entities should consider “more ...

Melanie Fontes Rainer, HHS OCR director, speaking at a HIPAA summit this week (Image: Marianne Kolbasuk McGee) As the final months of the Biden administration wrap up, regulators at the agency charged ...

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New right-sized offering brings advanced encryption, easy API integration, and HITRUST-certified compliance to the most ...

With last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade clearing the way for states to restrict access to abortion care, activists are scouring federal laws to help protect abortion rights ...