HIPAA News

We're thrilled to announce the newest version of Accountable today which launches new features and protections for HIPAA compliance

Back in March, the HHS announced the suspension of some penalties for Privacy Rule violations throughout the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. But with a vaccine on the way, covered entities should prepare for the end of these waivers.

Healthcare Providers are a common target of attackers, but why? The answer is that the information they have is incredibly valuable.

In light of COVID-19 as well as emerging digital technologies there have been several proposed updates to HIPAA that would require additional security requirements, software, and administrative procedures.

In September, the HHS and OCR had their busiest month of HIPAA resolution agreements in a long time - reporting eight separate settlements in the last two weeks of the month.

During the pandemic, there has been no shortage of headlines about Coronavirus. But why do we know the who and how in some cases, but in other situations that data is secret?

The Office of Civil Rights waived penalties for some HIPAA violations that could arise from using Telehealth during the Covid-19. These waivers are bound to end. What comes next?

With the fast spread of Covid-19, there has been a call for contact tracing to track how the disease moves through the population and who comes into contact with it. But these apps raise questions of HIPAA compliance in addition to broader questions about the privacy of individuals.

Following the declaration of a National Emergency by President Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services will temporarily waive some penalties and sanctions for HIPAA violations.