U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issues a news release regarding the HIPAA Omnibus Rule

"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just issued a news release regarding the HIPAA Omnibus Rule; click here to read the full news release...After a 2.5 year wait the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule has been released with 563 pages of changes to HIPAA as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Many of these changes will affect your current privacy and security policies and procedures..."  Click here to read more.  [Source: Colorado Rural Health Center]