The Final Rule included several additions and clarifications to the HIPAA definition of BA. Identifying persons and entities which meet the definition of BA is important because the Final Rule ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that strengthens the Security Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ...
Nursing home residents’ spouses and attorneys-in-fact do not necessarily meet the definition of “personal representatives” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, so providers ...