he Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was passed in 2009 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

HHS developed the Breach Notification Rule as an addition to HIPAA to ensure covered entities and business associates take responsibility for and inform patients of

Protecting patient PHI is a mandatory aspect of healthcare today, so the Security Rule regulates how and when medical information can be disclosed.

The Privacy Rule was one of the first examples of legislation in the United States that enhanced patient rights. This rule is the first addition

Unfortunately, the lack of security and confirmation measures makes texting medical information a threat to HIPAA compliance.

The 21st Century Cures Act requires health IT professionals and organizations to prevent information blocking by making PHI accessible to valid requestors.

Of all the methods of medical records release, none pass the records through more hands than shipping via delivery services. It is, of course, illegal

Of all the antiquated methods of exchanging protected health information, the fax machine is the industry standard. However, your team must take special care to ensure HIPAA