Navigating Health Care Data Management: Proposed Changes to HIPAA’s Privacy Rule

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) contains Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule). The Privacy Rule applies to covered entities (i.e., (i) a health plan; (ii) a health care clearinghouse; and (iii) a health care provider who transmits any health information in electronic form in connection with a transaction for which DHHS has adopted standards).