The federal law known as HIPAA protects patient privacy — some advocates say it can also shut out family members trying to help relatives experiencing mental-health crises. A mother in Michigan faced ...

The healthcare industry cannot rely on HIPAA alone to ensure patient privacy, wrote Lucia C. Savage, chief privacy and regulatory officer at digital health company Omada Health, in an op-ed for Health ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Most people have heard of HIPAA, the federal health information privacy rule that allows patients to control who sees their health data and review their medical records for mistakes.

HIPAA has been in place since 1996, but violations and misinterpretation continue today for healthcare providers small and large alike. Anthony Patane, PMP, information technology advisor with PRN ...

A recent district court case in Missouri may allow patients to use the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act as a basis of a private cause of action in state courts, according to a ...