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Mechanisms to authenticate electronic protected health information

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 11, 2025 5:11:43 PM

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

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 11, 2025 4:51:43 PM

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

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 10, 2025 5:58:26 PM

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? 

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 10, 2025 10:17:44 AM

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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Understanding anti-malware protection

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 9, 2025 3:22:06 PM

With the prevalence of cyber threats, anti-malware protections serve as a frontline defense against malicious software that can disrupt services....

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What are technology-neutral standards? 

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 8, 2025 7:18:15 PM

The HHS Security Series notes, “When the final Security Rule was published, the security standards were designed to be “technology neutral” to...

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How does an emergency access procedure work?

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 8, 2025 11:53:40 AM

Emergency access procedures are protocols that take place during unforeseen circumstances threatening the availability of electronic protected health...

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Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare faces insider data breach

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 7, 2025 9:22:44 AM

Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare in El Paso, Texas, has disclosed an insider data breach involving a former employee's unauthorized access to patient...

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The use of ChatGPT in healthcare

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 6, 2025 11:00:36 AM

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Radiology provider faces lawsuit following data breach

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 6, 2025 10:56:41 AM

A class action lawsuit claims Akumin failed to protect patient info before a cyberattack.

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What is static application security testing?

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 5, 2025 9:01:35 AM

Static application security testing operates as a “white box” testing approach, meaning it analyzes an application's internal workings by examining...

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What is vulnerability testing?

Kirsten Peremore: Jan 4, 2025 9:22:49 PM

Vulnerability testing is a part of cybersecurity that operates through the systematic identification, evaluation, and addressing of weaknesses in...