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What to know about the changes to the HIPAA Security Rule 

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced significant changes to the HIPAA Security Rule, marking the first major update since 2013. These changes introduce new requirements that will affect how healthcare organizations implement and maintain...

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What is the Triple Data Encryption Standard?

The National Institute of Standards and Technology defines the Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) as a technique and algorithm used to secure...

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Understanding unreadable data in cybersecurity

Making data unreadable, especially to unauthorized users, is required to protect sensitive information from breaches and misuse. This term refers to...

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Is Calendly HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)

Based on our research, Calendly 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 AOL HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)

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

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Is Claude AI HIPAA compliant?

Based on our research, Claude 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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What are the OCR privacy audits for 2024-2025?

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) conducts HIPAA audits as a part of its health information privacy, security, and breach notification compliance...

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Using video conferencing for communicating with deaf patients

Research on Video Relay Interpretation (VRI) indicates that video conferencing can help deaf patients overcome interpretation barriers and enhance...

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Apple auto-enables AI photo analysis, raising privacy concerns

Apple has quietly rolled out a feature called Enhanced Visual Search, which uses AI to identify landmarks in photos stored on iOS and macOS devices....

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Medusind data breach from 2023 affects 360,000 individuals

Medusind, a medical and dental billing company recently disclosed a data breach discovered in December 2023 and exposed the personal and health...

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BayMark Health Services experiences ransomware attack

BayMark Health Services, a major addiction treatment provider, has reported a ransomware attack that potentially exposed sensitive patient...

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The significance of the nondiscrimination rule in health programs and activities

In 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made strides in enforcing civil rights and...

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The role of VPNs in data encryption 

Data encryption is the process of protecting information from unauthorized access. When data is encrypted, it is changed from a readable format...

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