It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. High on the regulatory watch list for the healthcare sector is ...

If you look at the apps on your phone, chances are you have at least one related to your health—and probably several. Whether it is a mental health app, a fitness tracker, a connected health device or ...

HIPAA, the federal health data law, doesn’t apply to all the information collected by the apps. CR's testers observed apps sharing unique IDs, specific to a ...

New ONC research found that a majority of Americans have some reservations about sharing health information among providers. The results, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, were ...

Editor’s Note: Marie Cocco is president of Seven Mile Communications, a consultancy specializing in health care communications. She has previously worked in the health insurance industry, in public ...

Every second, thousands of people tell their phone or computer something about themselves that they might not want anyone else to know. They’re also doing so on health and wellness apps, including ...

The researchers tracked the contamination rate of 10 freshly laundered privacy curtains at a hospital in Winnipeg, Canada. The curtains had minimal contamination when they were first hung, but ...

Health apps may help you track your prescriptions, look up sickness symptoms, and measure your mood. But they may also pose “unprecedented risk to consumers’ privacy,” according to a new study ...

The “P” in HIPAA doesn’t stand for privacy. It’s one of the first things a lot of experts will say when asked to clear up any misconceptions about the health data law. Instead, it stands for ...

Privacy curtains in hospital rooms might offer patients some personal dignity, but they can also harbor dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria. That's the claim of a new ...

The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) is widely considered the best opportunity in a generation for comprehensive federal privacy legislation. The ...