Healthcare fintech firm HealthEquity is warning that it suffered a data breach after a partner's account was compromised and used to access the company's systems to steal protected health information.

The Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule was issued to protect a person's individually identifiable health information and addresses ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Novant Health incident tracing back to May of 2020 is just now coming to light. Novant Health recently began mailing letters to some of its patients following possible ...

McLaren Healthcare, based in Grand Blanc, Michigan, sent notification letters this month to 743,131 to patients whose personal information and protected health information were exposed during a ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects patient health information and provides individuals with rights to control the use and disclosure of their health information.

There is controversy about what is an acceptable transmission of patient information by fax under HIPAA's medical privacy rule. If an insurance company requests a copy of a claim by fax, is this ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (the “HHS”) recently issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) amending the Health Insurance Portability and ...

In the healthcare industry, patient data is considered sensitive and, as such, is subject to certain privacy and security requirements to ensure it remains confidential. Some employers may find ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Thousands of Central Oregonians soon will receive letters in the mail to inform them of a data breach at TriZetto Provider Solutions last fall that may have exposed the personal ...