The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for enforcing the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. Any person who ...

The HHS Office for Civil Rights is responsible for enforcing HIPAA rules. A core part of OCR's enforcement responsibilities is evaluating every HIPAA complaint filed to the department and reaching a ...

Is your email a HIPAA Compliant? Or does it need to be a HIPAA complaint for your private practice? You may think the answer is obvious and ofcourse, as a healthcare professional you need to be aware ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) warned healthcare professionals and their business associates of its intention to launch a series of random HIPAA ...

While HIPAA settlements with large financial penalties grab headlines, the vast majority of such settlements tied to breaches and other complaints call for no such penalties, the Department of Health ...

No business likes to receive bad reviews on Yelp® or anywhere else in social media. When they do, some feel the need to respond to clarify or rebut the reviews, but they must do so carefully. This is ...

A report released on Friday found that HIPAA complaints and breaches spiked between 2017 and 2021, with the agency in charge of handling the notices saying it lacks sufficient resources to properly ...

HIPAA complaints and breaches increased from 2017 to 2021, but the agency in charge of auditing compliance said it doesn’t have the resources to handle the uptick. The HHS Office for Civil Rights, or ...

Law360, Los Angeles (May 19, 2016, 10:59 PM EDT) -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint against Myriad Genetics Inc. with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday, ...

High Volume COVID-19 Test Results Communicated Quickly and Securely MEDFIELD, Mass., April 23, 2020 (Newswire.com) - The evolving COVID-19 pandemic continues to place extreme strain on healthcare ...