HIPAA compliance is a complex and ongoing process, and many organizations overlook some, if not many, requirements. Some of the most essential, basic elements that a compliant practice needs to ...

Basic HIPAA training and adhering to their hospital's own privacy compliance guidelines may not be enough to ensure nurses are consistently compliant, suggests a Dec. 27 HIPAA Journal report.

The American Health Information Management Association has released a model Patient Request for Health Information form, which can be used as a modifiable template and given to patients when they ...

The University at Buffalo Information Technology (UBIT) operates as a covered entity as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights. HIPAA Regulation Text 45 CFR ...

HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is a law passed in 1996 that imposes stringent privacy and security mandates on health care providers—and most of their IT vendors.

The Basic Question:Can MS Access be implemented in an HIPAA-compliant way? If so, how?The Reason I Ask:I have a client who is an agency that extends mental health services to youth. They are ...

Security Rule Compliance is the Focus of OCR Enforcement Actions. Recent HIPAA enforcement actions publicized by OCR demonstrate a pattern of sanctioning entities that are out of compliance with the ...

New legal developments herald big changes for HIPAA compliance in 2025. By Erin Whaley, Brent Hoard and Emma Trivax. April 7, 2025 1:27 PM UTC Updated April 17, 2025 ...