Following the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the overturning of the 1973 decision of Roe v. Wade, the Biden Administration expressed worry that ...
On April 26, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Final Rule that adds protections under the Health Insurance ...
Credit: Getty Images The rule aims to promote trust and open communication between patients and their health care providers. The “HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support ...
Following the Dobbs decision, many states enacted their own privacy and consumer protection laws that may impose additional or stricter obligations on covered entities when handling reproductive ...
Federal regulators are advancing major HIPAA updates in 2026, combining finalized privacy changes with proposed security rule overhauls to address rising cyber threats and evolving patient rights.
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HIPAA 2026 brings big security and privacy shifts
The 2026 Security Rule eliminates 'addressable' safeguards, making encryption of ePHI at rest and in transit, multi-factor authentication for all logins, and network segmentation mandatory.
In April 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations addressing reproductive health care under HIPAA (89 Fed. Reg. 32976 (Apr. 26 ...
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