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New HHS rule requires providers, health plans to notify consumers of privacy breaches
What used to be a state by state matter--in which a patchwork of laws offered some limited protection when their health data was breached--has now become a national standard. HHS has issued new... Read more...
Office of Civil Rights to enforce HIPAA regulations
In a move made to put a stop to duplication of rules enforcement, the Office of Civil Rights will take over regulation enforcement of the security rule for the Health Insurance Portability and... Read more...
