The Texas AG's office is challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in court, looking to peel back a patient privacy amendment to HIPAA that protects out-of-state medical records about abortions.
Two of Amazon's recent proposed acquisitions are raising concerns about the retail giant's expanding reach into the everyday lives of Americans, this time involving patient privacy and home mapping.
The overturn of Roe v. Wade has left thousands of patients seeking abortions in a tough spot. The HHS Office for Civil Rights has issued new guidelines in response, laying out federal protections for patient privacy under HIPAA.
South Korea is placing public health concerns over patient privacy in the growing COVID-19 outbreak by publicly publishing location details about patients’ movements.
