President elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary to ...

President elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary to ...

On October 23-24, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the National Institute of Standards ...

HIPAA rules “apply only to covered entities and, to some extent, their business associates,” a spokesperson at the U.S.

the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and its HIPAA enforcement arm, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), ...

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has settled two investigations into HIPAA violations following ransomware attacks on providers.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has reached a settlement with Bryan County Ambulance Authority (BCAA) in Oklahoma ...

With Donald Trump set to return to the White House to serve another four-year term as U.S. president, what might the ...

In December 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance on online tracking technology to HIPAA-covered entities. The bulletin details ...

Once Newbold joins CMS, there will be only four open CIO jobs across HHS, including the departmental technology leadership position, which as been open since November when Karl Mathias left to take a ...

October 25, 2024 - The rise of health care apps, fitness trackers, and digital health platforms has transformed how we manage and monitor our health, wellness, and fitness. These tools collect a ...

The updates also follow a plan that HHS shared last December, which outlined efforts to strengthen cybersecurity in healthcare. That plan included updating the HIPAA Security Rule, and the ...