HIPAA doesn't ban anyone from asking, "Have you been vaccinated?" against COVID. Late last month Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, raised eyebrows around the country when she claimed ...

If you’re being interviewed and a journalist asks you if you’re vaccinated, is that a violation of HIPAA? California government and healthcare employees will soon be required to show proof they’ve ...

Any entity handling personal electronic healthcare information therefore should take the initiative to ensure compliance.

Thanks to ongoing conversations around vaccine requirements—and angry social media commenters—you may have found yourself wondering, What actually is HIPAA? With the news that an increasing number of ...

A: HIPAA is the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which was enacted in 1996. The primary purpose of HIPAA is to protect patient privacy. Hence, sensitive patient health ...

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A legal case that involves any type of injury, illness, or healthcare means accessing medical records, either for your client or the opposition. Regardless of whether you use them for direct evidence ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been a popular reference when the subject arises of disclosing one’s COVID-19 vaccination status. A common thought has been that ...

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TAMPA, Fla. — With vaccines for COVID-19 now widely available, we are seeing more instances of businesses requiring both their employees and customers to be vaccinated, and sometimes even asking for ...

We had always assumed we could FaceTime with our child to maintain emotional connection. We just found out that the hospital doesn't allow FaceTime or Skype, saying because "it's a HIPAA issue". This ...