If you’re being interviewed and a journalist asks you if you’re vaccinated, is that a violation of HIPAA? California government and healthcare employees will soon be required to show proof they’ve ...

HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is name dropped a lot, but frequently misunderstood. Many are surprised to find that the “P” stands for portability, not privacy.

A: HIPAA is the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which was enacted in 1996. The primary purpose of HIPAA is to protect patient privacy. Hence, sensitive patient health ...

Thanks to ongoing conversations around vaccine requirements—and angry social media commenters—you may have found yourself wondering, What actually is HIPAA? With the news that an increasing number of ...

Businesses and employers are navigating the question on whether to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees and customers or not. One side supports mandating vaccines and several businesses, ...

MILWAUKEE - Having an opinion about privacy is easy; understanding what the law protects is a lot more difficult. "People believe it actually applies to them and protects them when, in many cases, it ...

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Clym reports that HIPAA requires explicit authorization for sharing health data, not just cookie consent, highlighting gaps ...

TAMPA, Fla. — With vaccines for COVID-19 now widely available, we are seeing more instances of businesses requiring both their employees and customers to be vaccinated, and sometimes even asking for ...