City Council passed the Health Data Protection Ordinance at its Monday night meeting, barring the City of Evanston from providing sensitive health data to federal or out-of-state governments unless ...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed a bill this month that would have increased protections of citizens' COVID-19 health data, saying the legislation would have limited public and private organizations' ...

At 26 years old, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the most mature and comprehensive health data protection law in the US. (It passed in 1996.) One of the earliest ...

When a healthcare data breach is first disclosed, the number of people affected is often far lower than the final tally. That figure frequently climbs as investigations continue. That's exactly what ...

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on July 8 a 234-page notice of proposed rulemaking on health IT privacy and security that promises to strengthen existing ...

With the growing popularity of smartwatches come the increased concerns over user health data safety and security. Governments worldwide have begun voicing warnings about potential risks associated ...

Your health information might feel private and secure with your doctor, but the reality is far more complicated. Data brokers collect a wide range of sensitive health data, from diagnoses and ...

US Democrat senators introduced a new bill that aims to better protect the health data of Americans. The introduction of the Upholding Protections for Health and ...