Mar 14, 2025 · Introduction The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information ("Privacy Rule") establishes, for the first time, a set of national standards for the protection of certain …

Our guide to the HIPAA Privacy Rule explains why it exists, who it applies to, what it protects, and how to be compliant with it.

Feb 5, 2026 · Updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) notice of privacy practices (NPP) are required by February 16, 2026. Below is an overview of what changes …

Dec 29, 2025 · The new rule continues to require that if the permissible uses or disclosures of information described in the NPP are limited by other laws that are more restrictive than HIPAA (e.g., …

September 10, 2024 The HIPAA Privacy Rule: Overview and Issues The final HIPAA Privacy Rule (the Rule) was first issued in December 2000, and a final modified rule was issued in August of 2002, …

(1) General rule. A business associate shall, following the discovery of a breach of unsecured protected health information, notify the covered entity of such breach.

Sep 10, 2024 · The Privacy Rule also contains standards for individuals' rights to understand and control how their health information is used. It protects individual health information while allowing …

Sep 27, 2024 · The Rule requires appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of protected health information and sets limits and conditions on the uses and disclosures that may be made of such …

Mar 5, 2024 · Essentially, the HIPAA Privacy Rule aims to strike a balance between keeping patient data secure and protected while also allowing for the proper administration of healthcare services.

Dec 30, 2025 · The last major update to the HIPAA Rules was in 2013 when the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule introduced new HIPAA regulations mandated by the Health Information Technology for …