Suppose you're 16 weeks pregnant and thus ineligible to legally get an abortion in the state of Florida, so you fly to Illinois where it's still legal and have the procedure done there. Can Florida ...

Feb. 16, 2026, is the deadline for updating and distributing HIPAA Notices of Privacy Practices (“NPP”) that address the confidentiality ...

With limited exceptions, 1 HIPAA generally gives individuals the right to access or obtain copies of their protected health information ("PHI") from covered entities. (45 CFR § 164.524(a)). But the ...

In an effort to help remove perceived obstacles, federal regulators have issued new guidance clarifying patients' rights under HIPAA to access their health information, including certain data ...

The need for access to someone's health information arises in the field of medical malpractice litigation. Typically, the parties to such a litigation would have access to the alleged injured party's ...

Parents may choose to share their medical records with family, friends, or a specific organization. To do this, they must complete a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) release ...

Omaha, Neb.-based Children’s Hospital & Medical Center agreed to pay $80,000 for violating the HIPAA Right of Access rule, which requires healthcare organizations to give patients copies of their ...

A collection of eight healthcare-associated organizations wrote a letter to the ONC and the Office for Civil Rights asking the agencies to clarify patients’ rights to receive their medical records ...

The issue began when a former patient called the podiatrist’s office requesting a copy of his records. This month we look at a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enforcement ...

If a parent chooses to share their medical records with you, someone else, or a specific organization, they must complete a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) release form. As ...

In recent Boston Globe and New York Times articles, billing companies were named in connection with a medical records data breach, one of which apparently involved medical records found in a public ...