Purdue University is a Hybrid Entity under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Purdue’s primary purpose is education; however, Purdue does have departments and ...

However, HIPAA only protects health care information held by specific kinds of health care providers. For example, health care data on your Apple Watch or Fitbit is not usually covered by HIPAA.

69-document package helps covered entities and business associates update privacy notices, procedures, forms, & ...

A model sanctions policy that covered entities (CEs) or business associates (BAs) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) can use to discipline employees and ...

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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The President’s Cancer Panel’s (the Panel) 2003 Annual Report, Living Beyond Cancer: Finding a New Balance made a number of recommendations on issues affecting ...

Editor’s Note: As workplaces reopen, many employers are grappling with whether to require employees to be vaccinated or to impose mask mandates. Some have faced resistance in the form of false claims ...

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