Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) adopted a new proposal to strengthen the ...

The updates aim to fortify the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic protected health information, or ...

Amy S. Leopard and Eric Setterlund of Bradley discuss proposed new regulations to enhance cybersecurity protections for ...

On March 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $200,000 civil ...

In terms of healthcare data breaches, 2024 was the worst year ever, with the records of at least 53% of the U.S. population ...

HHS investigators charged with protecting the civil rights and privacy of patients are now assigned to finding and stamping ...

A coalition of healthcare and dental organizations expressed opposition to the proposed Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule, according to a March 10 news release from the ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has imposed a $200,000 ...

Discover the $200,000 civil penalty imposed by HHS Office for Civil Rights against Oregon Health & Science University for violating HIPAA ...

Health care providers oppose stricter federal patient privacy rules proposed in response to rising cybersecurity threats.

After yet another record year for health data breaches, updated federal security rules to protect patient information are on the table in 2025. Patients and providers have long complained that HIPAA, ...