The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released a Fact Sheet regarding “Direct Liability of Business Associates.” In this Fact Sheet, OCR reminds entities that, as of 2009, HIPAA business ...

The Fact Sheet then identifies 10 categories of HIPAA violations for which a business associate may be directly liable, including without limitation: Failure to cooperate with HHS investigations; ...

CMS has developed a fact sheet (pdf) on HIPAA 5010 to help providers transition to the new system, according to a HIMSS news release. Advertisement. By: Staff. Tuesday, December 20th, 2011.

Meisel said the claim that HIPAA protected people from being asked about their vaccine status is “utter nonsense.” Fact check: COVID-19 vaccines won't make the common cold or flu 'extremely ...

The Direct Marketing Association, anxious to get the word out about new marketing and privacy provisions to a healthcare law, has posted a fact sheet online to help direct marketers become compliant ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) does not impede the interoperability of health data--and this is a point the Office of the National Coordinator is trying to drive ...

The Facts. HIPAA is a federal law that aims to protect citizen privacy by restricting how health information can be disclosed. It also provides right of access to one's own health records.

In fact, most states that have passed restrictive abortion laws have — for now, at least — specified that the woman who has an abortion would not be criminally prosecuted.

Fact check: HIPAA doesn't stop businesses from asking vaccine questions. Misinformation is spreading on social media claiming that businesses aren't allowed to ask customers if they've received a ...

The claim: It violates HIPAA and the Fourth, or Fifth, Amendment to ask people why they are not wearing a face mask. A photo has been shared on Facebook of a sign in the window of a business in ...