HIPAA & PrivacySep 9, 2024
What is Public Mental Health?
Treating an individual with a mental health disorder typically requires some combination of medication, psychotherapy, and social ...
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Current reporting, research and professional developments across HIPAA & Privacy, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
HIPAA & PrivacyAug 5, 2024
Is HIPAA enough to protect patient privacy in the digital era?
Today’s reality of health apps, fitness trackers, health monitoring devices, and cyber attacks were unimaginable at the time.
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 31, 2024
HIPAA Privacy Rule: Reproductive Health Care
In April 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations addressing reproductive health care ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 30, 2024
New 2024 rules require providers to update HIPAA privacy policies and notices
Earlier this year, federal agencies teamed up to issue two rules that will require healthcare providers to update certain ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 29, 2024
Orchid announces new HIPAA-compliant AI scribe for mental health
Orchid, a behavioral health electronic health record vendor, has developed what it says is the first artificial intelligence ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJun 6, 2024
400. Participant Privacy versus Data Confidentiality
Although often used interchangeably in common discourse, for the purposes of human research protection, the terms "privacy" and ...
HIPAA & PrivacyMay 19, 2024
Stricter Than HIPAA: Is Your Substance Abuse Or Mental Health Program In Compliance With 42 CFR Part 2?
To protect patients seeking addiction treatment, the federal government passed strict regulations limiting the disclosure of ...
HIPAA & PrivacyMar 30, 2024
Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy
We do not control these sites and we encourage you to read their privacy notices and consumer health data privacy policies. Our Services should not be used by individuals who are less than 16 years ...
HIPAA & PrivacyNov 30, 2023
HIPAA Privacy Policy
Your health information and health care are personal, and we at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin understand this. We are committed ...
HIPAA & PrivacyNov 8, 2023
Overcoming Barriers to EHR Adoption in Behavioral Health
Behavioral health providers were excluded from the 2009 HITECH Act, which contributed to significant disparities in EHR adoption ...
HIPAA & PrivacyOct 14, 2023
Doza Behavioral Health Services
Maryland Psychiatric & Mental Health Services: In-Office & Telehealth. Our practice provides comprehensive psychiatric and ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 12, 2023
Your Guide to Behavioral Health Therapies
Behavioral health practices focus on the ways that your thoughts and emotions influence your behavior. “Behavioral health” is ...
HIPAA & PrivacyApr 27, 2023
The Privacy Prescription: Rules Restricting Health Data Use And How To Employ More Holistic Security Measures
This year alone, there have been three large U.S. healthcare data breaches. They raise important questions about the protection ...
HIPAA & PrivacyMar 10, 2023
Mental health startup exposes the personal data of more than 3 million people
A mental health startup exposed the personal data of as many as 3.1 million people online. In some cases, possibly sensitive ...
HIPAA & PrivacyFeb 5, 2023
Fresh takes on five health data sharing domains: Quality, privacy, equity, incentives, and sustainability
Interviewees were asked to select their role(s) related to cancer genomics commons from the following options: data contributors ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 5, 2022
Federal Patient Privacy Law Does Not Cover Most Period-Tracking Apps
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HIPAA & PrivacyJun 13, 2022
Guess What? HIPAA Isn’t a Medical Privacy Law
You hear about HIPAA all the time. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is described on forms at the doctor ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJun 12, 2022
You Can’t Have AI Both Ways: Balancing Health Data Privacy and Access Fairly
Data-intensive medicine and healthcare: Ethical and social implications in the era of artificial intelligence and automated ...
HIPAA & PrivacyMay 10, 2022
Protecting Consumer Health Data Privacy Beyond HIPAA
If you look at the apps on your phone, chances are you have at least one related to your health—and probably several.
HIPAA & PrivacyMar 28, 2022
OCR steps up HIPAA enforcement, with 4 new providers facing settlements
The HHS Office for Civil Rights this past week announced the outcomes of three HIPAA investigations and brought another matter ...
HIPAA & PrivacyNov 17, 2021
Behavioral Health
Many organizations are interested in assessing and improving patient experience with behavioral health, mental health, and/or ...
HIPAA & PrivacyOct 11, 2021
Mental Health and the Invasion of Privacy
The following is customary practice in certain circles. A mental health clinician presents a case for discussion with colleagues ...
HIPAA & PrivacyApr 6, 2021
Patient Privacy
Protecting your health information is important to University of Utah Health (“U of U Health”). We maintain the privacy and ...
HIPAA & PrivacyMar 31, 2021
HIPAA Terminology
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) contains provisions to protect the confidentiality and ...
HIPAA & PrivacyMar 2, 2021
Mental Health Apps Aren't All As Private As You May Think
HIPAA, the federal health data law, doesn’t apply to all the information collected by the apps. CR's testers observed apps ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJan 20, 2021
Transforming Mental Health And Addiction Services
Even with great advances in behavioral health policy in the last decade, the problems of mental illness and addiction persist in ...
HIPAA & PrivacyDec 9, 2020
HHS Reveals Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule
HHS Secretary Alex Azar says proposed HIPAA privacy rule changes aim to "break down barriers" in care coordination. The ...
HIPAA & PrivacyAug 11, 2020
OCR warns hospitals of HIPAA compliance scams
The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has warned health systems about what appears to ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJan 28, 2020
HIPAA, Psychotherapy Notes, and Other Mental Health Records
The HIPAA privacy rules give special protection to “psychotherapy notes,” but providers often misunderstand what are and are ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJan 28, 2019
How to Delete Your Data From 23andMe, Ancestry, and Other Sites
For now, 23andMe’s CEO Anne Wojcicki has said she’s not entertaining offers from third parties looking to buy the company, a ...