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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 24, 2024 1:18:52 PM
Voicemail transcriptions are subject to HIPAA regulations if they contain protected health information (PHI), which includes any identifiable patient details related to health conditions, treatments, or payment for healthcare services. Healthcare...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 22, 2024 10:11:38 AM
Healthcare organizations must ensure HIPAA compliant communication with family members and caregivers to protect patient privacy, avoid unauthorized...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 18, 2024 1:21:56 PM
Email aliases can be HIPAA compliant with proper security measures, like encryption, having a business associate agreement (BAA) with the email...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 18, 2024 12:59:28 PM
Email attacks are responsible for 18.1% of healthcare breaches. When your email provider experiences a data breach involving protected health...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 18, 2024 9:50:02 AM
Emailing about a colleague's medical condition is a HIPAA violation. Medical information about a colleague is considered protected health information...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 15, 2024 6:09:21 PM
Healthcare data breaches expose sensitive information of patients and clients. Despite advances in cybersecurity, healthcare organizations remain...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 13, 2024 6:08:54 AM
If emails from patients contain too much PHI, acknowledge the email securely using a HIPAA compliant system, avoid replying with additional sensitive...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 13, 2024 5:58:24 AM
Your mental health intake forms meet HIPAA standards when they ensure the protection of patient data through encryption, collect only the minimum...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 11, 2024 7:21:16 PM
The main HIPAA risks during mass health screenings include lack of privacy in screening areas, improper handling of paper or digital records,...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 8, 2024 3:01:58 AM
A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack impacts HIPAA compliance by disrupting the availability of protected health information (PHI), a...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 7, 2024 2:31:01 PM
CISA released the Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) Operational Cybersecurity Alignment (FOCAL) Plan on September 16, 2024, to provide...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 3, 2024 7:00:59 PM
Text bombing is a type of cyber harassment where someone sends a large number of unsolicited text messages to a target's phone in a short period....
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 3, 2024 6:45:44 PM
Healthcare organizations must ensure they do not share protected health information (PHI) in automatic reply messages to comply with HIPAA...
