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Ransomware breach costs Michigan surgical group $10K in HIPAA settlement

In March 2023, Northeast Surgical Group, P.C. experienced a data breach impacting thousands of patients as a result of a failure to conduct a risk analysis. The HHS OCR to crack down on similar failures has settled with Northeast Surgical Group.

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Wolf Haldenstein data breach exposes information of 3.5 million

Wolf Haldenstein, a law firm with offices in major cities like New York and Chicago, experienced a massive data breach in late 2023, impacting...

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Is Pipedrive HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)

Based on our research, Pipedrive 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 information blocking a violation?

Information blocking refers to the practices used by healthcare providers and health IT developers that intentionally interfere with the access and...

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What is ECCS?

Ethical compliance and conduct standards (ECCS) outline acceptable behaviors and practices for staff. An International Journal of Research in...

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What is the ethical management of PHI?

A Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy states, “Ethics in data management can be defined as the principles and practices that guide the responsible...

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The shift from traditional HIPAA compliance training methods

Traditional compliance training methods have been characterized by their reliance on passive learning techniques like lengthy lectures, PowerPoint...

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The environmental impact of using AI

As the popularity of AI technology grows, the computational power required to train and run AI models has surged. The result is an increased pressure...

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How outsourcing healthcare services could lead to HIPAA violations

Organizations may choose to outsource for several reasons, including the need to reduce costs, access specialized skills, and improve scalability in...

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Mechanisms to authenticate electronic protected health information

According to Section 164.312 (c )(2) of the Security Rule’s Technical Safeguards, “Mechanism to authenticate electronic protected health information...

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Implementation specifications group health plans must abide by

According to the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, “Under HIPAA, ‘a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group...

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PowerSchool data breach raises alarms over student medical privacy

A major education software platform in North America, PowerSchool, experienced a confirmed cyberattack impacting the data of students and teachers.

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What are integrity controls? 

According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), integrity means that data has not been altered or destroyed unless unauthorized. A...

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