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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

  • November 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report

    December 23, 2024

    There has been a 15.3% month-over-month increase in healthcare data breaches reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in November.

  • October 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report

    November 22, 2024

    In October, 57 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights.

  • September 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report

    October 23, 2024

    Apart from a blip in August, the number of healthcare data breaches reported each month has fallen from an annual high of 97 breaches in March 2024.

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