More than 100 health systems and other provider organizations “have united to oppose” cybersecurity and privacy regulations proposed back in January. | The cybersecurity and privacy regulation update ...

HHS seeks input HIPAA security rule video by Dec. 8 to address risk management and OCR investigations in a prerecorded presentation.

A government watchdog released a report Monday that accuses the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of not taking appropriate steps to mitigate ...

The Department of Health and Human Services awarded a contract worth more than $9 million to consulting firm KPMG to assist the Office of Civil Rights in the setup of a HIPAA audit program, according ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the appointment of Paula M. Stannard as Director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Serving as the Department’s chief officer ...

HHS' Office of Civil Rights, which oversees the administration of HIPAA, will begin working closely with mobile health companies to make sure HIPAA rules are clear and unambiguous, according to a ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Paula Stannard, who served most recently as chief legal counsel for the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, will lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...