This week, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $3,000,000 HIPAA settlement arising from a medical center’s loss of an unencrypted laptop and flash ...
The 2026 HIPAA Security Rule has closed the loophole that once let providers use consumer-grade apps like FaceTime or standard Zoom for patient visits. Now, encryption-at-rest, phishing‑resistant MFA, ...
Insurers aren't required to encrypt consumers' data under a 1990s federal law that remains the foundation for health care privacy in the Internet age - an omission that seems striking in light of the ...