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Farah Amod: Nov 8, 2024 5:54:52 AM
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) explains, “Telework has immediate and long-term benefits for healthcare organizations but security becomes even more critical.” To protect clients’ PHI, remote employees have to follow HIPAA rules,...
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Farah Amod: Nov 6, 2024 6:27:34 AM
A new tool has been released that can bypass Google Chrome’s latest cookie encryption, sparking concerns over the security of user data stored in the...
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Farah Amod: Nov 6, 2024 3:27:17 AM
Private practices must understand HIPAA marketing requirements to successfully create campaigns that pull in patients while keeping their protected...
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Farah Amod: Nov 5, 2024 1:20:00 PM
Healthcare organizations generate and store vast amounts of sensitive data however protecting that information isn’t just about following the...
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Farah Amod: Nov 5, 2024 1:00:36 PM
A HIPAA compliance plan is a detailed, tailored strategy that enables healthcare organizations to respond swiftly and effectively to incidents,...
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Farah Amod: Nov 5, 2024 12:30:25 PM
The digitalization of healthcare has transformed how health services are how the healthcare system operates. Many practices rely on digitalized...
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Farah Amod: Nov 5, 2024 7:59:40 AM
Healthcare organizations face the challenge of protecting sensitive patient information. From personal identities to medical histories, this data is...
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Farah Amod: Nov 5, 2024 3:45:00 AM
The HHS/NIST conference, titled Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security 2024, took place on October 24, 2024, in...
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Farah Amod: Nov 4, 2024 6:11:55 PM
With 328.77 million terabytes of data created daily, it's no surprise that cyber threats are on the rise, as criminals look to exploit this valuable...
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Farah Amod: Nov 4, 2024 5:05:52 PM
Patients have the right to file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) if their health information privacy or security has been...
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Farah Amod: Nov 4, 2024 4:51:04 PM
An investigation revealed that a database in the Mexican healthcare sector was left unprotected, exposing several million individuals’ sensitive...
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Farah Amod: Nov 1, 2024 5:14:08 PM
According to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Breach Portal, healthcare data breaches saw a notable decline in September 2024, with only 34...
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Farah Amod: Oct 30, 2024 6:07:49 AM
A physician in Texas has initiated a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in an effort to halt enforcement of a recently...
