The Department of Health and Human Services has appointed Kathryn Marchesini, former senior health information technology and privacy adviser at HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, as chief privacy officer at the Office of
MoreThe Department of Health and Human Services has released an updated version of its web tool that works to provide details on breaches of health information. HHS said Tuesday the HIPAA Breach Reporting
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The Federal Trade Commission has launched a new web-based guidance tool for health-related mobile application developers. FTC’s guidance tool works to inform developers on the laws and regulations that apply to their mobile
MoreThe most common cause of large health data breaches in 2010 was theft, according to a report from the Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights. The 11-page report
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As the Department of Health and Human Services makes strides to better the health and care of all Americans by promoting the advancement of health IT, one of the departmentâs guiding principles
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