HIPAA compliance maintains patient privacy, fosters trust between patients and healthcare providers, and mitigates legal issues. As nurses, integrating HIPAA regulations into daily practice ...

Memorial Hospital and Epic Systems are facing a class-action lawsuit after a physical therapist allegedly accessed the private medical records of more than 400 patients without authorization, The ...

While healthcare data breaches fell slightly in 2024 compared to 2023, the number of individuals affected by data breaches sky-rocketed, driven by the February 2024 ransomware attack on Change ...

But federal patient privacy laws require healthcare providers to issue a notice to patients whenever personal healthcare information is disclosed without prior authorization. The breach occurred ...