Key Takeaways: HIPAA updates expected in 2026 will strengthen requirements to protect electronic protected health information (ePHI) and remove ambiguity regarding security safeguards. Enforcement ...

The public is going to start hearing a lot more about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. Hospitals and clinics have been preparing for it for three years. "Pretty much, ...

Encryption becomes mandatory: AES‑256 encryption will be required for all ePHI at rest, with TLS 1.3 or higher for data in transit, removing previous flexibility. Beyond technical controls: ...

While a remote work environment can provide many benefits to all of the parties involved, it also can present significant challenges for organizations that need to remain Healthcare Insurance ...

As of 2026, the Public Health Emergency enforcement discretion is officially over, and the OCR is treating telehealth with the same rigor as in-person PHI workflows. Pediatric practices, already ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently announced guidelines for the application of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) to audio-only ...

With Fitbit’s recent announcement of its plans to purchase Twine Health, a HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based health management platform, applications of wearable technology in health care are poised to ...

To clear up a lot of misinformation surrounding COVID-19 vaccines and HIPAA, HHS published guidelines Sept. 30 for employees and employers to better understand the privacy rule. HIPAA doesn’t prohibit ...