The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued new and updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) interpreting the HIPAA ...

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This explainer provides a high-level overview of these protections and the statutes that establish such rights, certain ...

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These modifications were outlined in a “Notice of Proposed Rule Making” on Jan. 21, 2021. But it was not a priority until very recently, when HHS announced plans to finalize this rule in March 2023.

Credit: Getty Images The changes are the first update to the rule since 2013. The proposed changes would require health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and insurance companies to strengthen ...

Patients have a right to privacy when it comes to their medical information, even when they travel to another state for an abortion, IVF, birth control or other types of reproductive health care, ...

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra holds a press conference with OCR Director Melanie Fontes-Rainer to announce a new privacy rule for reproductive healthcare information ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s Privacy Rule is a federal law prohibiting health care providers, businesses and the people working with ...

The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes standards for how protected health information (PHI) is used and disclosed. The updates for 2026 include expanded patient access to ...

Credit: Getty Images The rule aims to promote trust and open communication between patients and their health care providers. The “HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support ...

On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Final Rule modifying the Health Insurance Portability ...