An amended version of the bipartisan 21st Century Cure bill, which aims to advance medical innovation, has passed its first Congressional hurdle without any revisions ...

The bill, they said, “seeks to close the gap between existing protections and risk to personal health information (PHI) created by new healthcare technology that extends beyond the scope of HIPAA.” ...

It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. High on the regulatory watch list for the healthcare sector is ...

HIPAA breaches not only take a hit to your organization's reputation and can result in an administrative nightmare. They can also cost a pretty penny, as one Boston-based hospital is realizing this ...

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) introduced a new bill to the US House of Representatives that would change the way HIPAA applies to health data clearinghouses. Versions of the bill ...

As we report in today's issue, the HITECH section of the stimulus bill adds some new provisions to HIPAA and toughens others. And dutifully enough, HHS has issued a list of deadlines by which it will ...

In an effort to help patients suffering from mental illness, a newly proposed House bill looks to clarify and formalize guidance on HIPAA privacy rules. The legislation, put forward by House the House ...

Early this year, the healthcare industry watched closely as the U.S. House and Senate debated and passed the Federal economic stimulus bill, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

In recent Boston Globe and New York Times articles, billing companies were named in connection with a medical records data breach, one of which apparently involved medical records found in a public ...