Some 5,100 patients treated at Kaiser Permanente were sent HIPAA breach notification letters Friday after a KP research computer was found to have been infected with malicious software. Officials say ...

Despite the revamped federal HIPAA Omnibus Rule which holds covered entities and business associates more accountable for failing to adequately protect patients' health information, some groups ...

Supplemental health insurer Aflac is notifying 22.65 million people whose sensitive health and personal information, ...

In order to prevent HIPAA breaches, 81 percent of respondents report using HIPAA compliant software. Of survey respondents, 77 percent reported conducting regular staff training and 42 percent said ...

HIPAA violations don’t always come from malicious attacks or headline-making data breaches. More often, they stem from everyday mistakes, like misdirected emails and vendors that aren’t as secure as ...

A recent security breach at a Derby, Conn., hospital highlights some risks that could easily plague an ASC, an imaging center, or any physician-owned medical facility. In March, Griffin Hospital, a ...

A dermatology practice in Massachusetts has agreed to a $150,000 settlement with HHS for not having procedures in place to fulfill HIPAA’s breach notification provisions. The HHS Office for Civil ...