Health tech company Verily is facing a lawsuit filed by former employee Ryan Sloan alleging that the company wrongly terminated him after he escalated complaints that the team engaged in practices ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You've probably heard of HIPAA — the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — which aims to ensure the privacy of ...

An orthopedic clinic pays $750,000 over HIPAA violation surrounding improper patient data sharing Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic allegedly handed over protected information for 17,300 patients to a ...

HIPAA violations don't always come from malicious attacks or headline-making data breaches. More often, they stem from everyday mistakes, like misdirected emails and vendors that aren't as secure as ...

Incorporating “augmented care” improves outcomes for patients, but heightens the exposure of hospitals, medical practices, and physicians to compliance pitfalls, particularly under HIPAA’s privacy and ...

Since Feb. 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced 14 monetary penalties/settlements related to cyber incidents with no signs of ...

The University of California at Los Angeles Health System has agreed to pay $865,500 in a settlement regarding potential HIPAA violations, according to a Department of Health and Human Services news ...

Attorneys for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson, say Manhattan prosecutors wrongfully obtained his medical records. Mangione's attorneys claim the ...

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has agreed to pay $800,000 to HHS’ Office for Civil Rights and implement a corrective action plan as part of a settlement concerning alleged HIPAA ...

A company that runs five nursing homes in Delaware recently agreed to pay a $182,000 fine to settle an investigation for alleged HIPAA violations. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ ...