Protect and Secure the Health Information in Your Possession

Learn about how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), enforces the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Breach Notification Rule. Gain insight into compliance best practices to avoid HIPAA audits, investigations, and civil and criminal penalties.

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Legal Developments

• HHS Issues Guidance on HIPAA Protections
  Review the latest HIPAA guidance from HHS following the Dobbs decision, designed to help protect patients and their providers with respect to reproductive health care.

• Dobbs Ruling Means It’s Time to Rethink Data Collection
  Get insights on how the Dobbs decision impacts health information privacy.

Related Content

• HIPAA Privacy and Security Policy
  Rely on this template to satisfy federal regulatory requirements applicable to covered entities that companies develop and implement written policies and procedures verifying their compliance with HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification requirements.
• HIPAA Authorization for PHI Use or Disclosure
  Use this template to obtain authorizations from patients and health plan participants before using or disclosing their protected health information (PHI).
• HIPAA Business Associate Policy
  Prepare your entity’s internal policies and procedures on handling of PHI with this template.
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Clause
  Incorporate this contractual language into business agreements that contemplate access, use, or disclosure of PHI.
• HIPAA Breach Notice (Individual) and HIPAA Breach Notice (Media)
  Provide appropriate and compliant notices in the case of a HIPAA breach using these templates.

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• Legal Developments provide the latest updates and analyses of emerging topics impacting healthcare. Visit the Legal Developments page to see breaking healthcare legal news—notably on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3057 (June 24, 2022)—and related Practical Guidance content.
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