Compliance & Legal

The sale drew mixed reactions, with some U.S. states supporting it as a privacy measure and others objecting over legal and data concerns.

European legislation, workforce trends, women’s health, AI implementations, and more will be in the spotlight at HIMSS25 Europe at the Palais des Congrès de Paris, France on 10-12 June 2025.

A principle-based approach to AI adoption emphasises risk management and privacy and security, among others, says the Health Information Management Association of Australia.

A trained surgeon and public health leader, this upcoming HIMSS25 APAC speaker has helped bridge public-private partnerships for digital transformation in healthcare.

HHS Office for Civil Rights says a malicious insider exploited a vulnerability at BayCare Health System that offered "unrestricted access to patient health information."

There have been many big changes in health and tech policy so far in the president's second term, and there will probably be many more to come. An attorney discusses how health IT developers should be charting strategic course for the years ahead.

Health systems, historically wary of making patient data available to payers, have gradually overcome that hesitation due to the positive impact data sharing has had on patient care and outcomes, says PointClickCare's Brian Drozdowicz.

Ferdinand Hamada, managing director of the healthcare, pharma and life sciences sector at MorganFranklin Cyber, shows how the current HIPAA rule lays the groundwork for a new forward-looking approach as the stakes are ever higher.

The Trump administration has changed course from the Biden administration's AI roadmap and is seeking to develop a national AI framework, says HIMSS Senior Director of Public Policy Jonathan French.

The health insurer unintentionally exposed the personal data of 4.7 million people to Google through a misconfigured analytics tool used between 2021 and 2024.