Margaret Riley is a law professor at the University of Virginia who specializes in health law. She spends a lot of time teaching future lawyers and medical professionals how medical privacy laws work.

In the last 24 hours, two high-profile individuals have questioned how news organizations gained information about their COVID-19 test results and raised questions about a potential HIPAA violation.

In addition, users will be eligible to earn up to eight continuing education credits by successfully completing the HIPAA test at adaceonline.org. The test fee is $29 for members. The ADA member price ...

In a recent blog post, colleagues in our Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice addressed the legal framework pertaining to coronavirus (COVID-19) risks in the workplace. As the number of ...

A federal district court in Montana has confirmed that HIPAA precludes a private right of action for patients to claim an unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of protected health information.

HHS and CMS have issued a Sources Sought Notice to determine the ability of qualified businesses to participate in a pilot to test future electronic data interchange transaction standards under HIPAA.

A hepatitis C outbreak originating at Exeter (N.H.) Hospital pits patient privacy against public health. The state Department of Health & Human Services is asking for broader access to Exeter Hospital ...

Four health care industry organizations have joined with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to conduct real-time tests of new standards for exchanging administrative and financial data ...

Dallas Cowboys Star Ezekiel Elliott is suggesting a leak of his patient information beyond the on-the-record comments from his agent. DALLAS – Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are rising in ...

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