HIPAA's administrative simplification provisions directed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to create privacy standards and safeguards for the use of such electronic health care ...

As of December 23, health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates (collectively, regulated entities) must comply with new ...

This study examines physicians' attitudes toward key Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule requirements and assesses the effects of ...