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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) provides comprehensive guidance for patients, including their privacy rights concerning the use or disclosure of their medical information. 

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News

  • May 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report

    June 24, 2024

    There has been a fall in the number of reported healthcare data breaches for the second consecutive month to the lowest monthly total since October 2023.

  • April 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report

    May 20, 2024

    Healthcare data breaches fell 43% month-over-month, with 54 data breaches of 500 or more records reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights.

  • March 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report

    April 23, 2024

    March was a particularly bad month for healthcare data breaches with 93 breaches of 500 or more records reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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