The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Of 1996 created a national standard for the use of patients’ health records and other related data. This Act, also known as “HIPAA”, requires ...

Recently, a case highlighted how one medical provider appropriately managed its HIPAA compliance by consistently enforcing its policies and keeping tabs on who accessed protected health information.

This cross-sectional study used an original survey instrument to survey a random sample of 2,000 physicians drawn from the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Masterfile. Physicians were ...