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New Executive Order aims to strengthen healthcare price transparency rules

On February 25, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information”, designed to boost enforcement of healthcare price...

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Qualifications for home-based care providers

Home health and personal care aides generally need a high school diploma or equivalent. However, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,...

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Kentucky amends Consumer Data Protection Act with new exemptions

On March 15, Kentucky passed HB 473, which revises the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act to include new data exemptions and technical...

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HIPAA vs. EMTALA: What’s the difference?

According to MedTrainer’s 4 Healthcare Regulations You Need To Know article, “HIPAA’s Privacy Rule grants patients control over their health...

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Lab operator convicted in $4M Medicare fraud scheme

Sherif Khalil, a California lab operator, was convicted of defrauding Medicare of $4 million by submitting claims for medically unnecessary drug...

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How home-based care providers can comply with HIPAA

Many personal care providers assume that HIPAA doesn’t apply to their organization because of the relaxed or ad-hoc nature of the services they...

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What are MFA bypass kits?

MFA bypass kits are tools or techniques designed to bypass Multi-Factor Authentication security measures. These kits exploit vulnerabilities in...

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How the 2025 HIPAA changes will impact small medical practices

“In January, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) introduced the first new rule for the Health Insurance Portability and...

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Is Otter.ai HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)

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Is Otter.ai HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)

Based on our research, Otter.ai is not HIPAA compliant because it does not meet the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

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Is Salesforce Pardot HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)

Based on our research, Salesforce Pardot is HIPAA compliant because it meets the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

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Threat actors using ChatGPT vulnerability to exploit healthcare industry

A newly identified ChatGPT vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber attackers, posing a risk to industries handling sensitive data,...

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Is Qualtrics HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)

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Is Qualtrics HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)

Based on our research, Qualtrics is HIPAA compliant because it meets the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...

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Data residency and data localization in healthcare

“Data residency refers to the physical or geographic location of an organization's data or information. Similar to data sovereignty, data residency...

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