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A federal court in Indiana rules that patient's HIPAA and state privacy claims could stand, based on the allegation that a physician shared information about the patient's medical condition with [...]

The FTC put out a press release on a settlement regarding data breaches on mobile smartphones and cellphones.

HHS has issued a sample business associate agreement under the Omnibus Rule, with caveats.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a final order prohibiting POM Wonderful, maker of POM pomegranate juice products, from claiming that any of its products is effective in diagnosing, treating, [...]

The HIPAA Omnibus rule makes a number of additional important changes to breach analysis in case of a breach of unsecured PHI.

The Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and the Genetic [...]

The new HIPAA Omnibus Rule requires that some changes to the rules about business associate agreements must be made.

The HIPAA / HITECH Privacy Rule has been changed.Under the Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules under the Health Information Technology for [...]

The Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and the Genetic [...]

The Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and the Genetic [...]

Business Associates and subcontractors have expanded obligations under the Omnibus Rule.

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released its final rule, Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules under [...]