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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 11, 2024 3:26:54 AM
Disclosing a minor’s PHI involves careful consideration of both HIPAA regulations and state-specific laws. While parents generally have the right to access their child’s health information, exceptions exist that empower minors to make certain...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 10, 2024 11:56:00 AM
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) are notifying nearly 946,801...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 9, 2024 5:09:46 PM
HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, enforces data security primarily through its Security Rule, which sets national...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 9, 2024 3:27:18 PM
Data security focuses on protecting data from unauthorized access, corruption, or theft through measures such as encryption, access controls, and...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 9, 2024 10:45:00 AM
As HIPAA rules are periodically updated to address new challenges and technologies, maintaining current documentation helps avoid costly penalties...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 9, 2024 9:15:00 AM
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden administration, claiming HIPAA Privacy Rule regulations hinder state law enforcement...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 9, 2024 5:58:49 AM
To meet HIPAA standards when dealing with protected health information (PHI), you need a comprehensive framework that covers multiple aspects of your...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 6, 2024 1:14:40 PM
Kootenai Health is facing a federal class-action lawsuit for allegedly failing to protect sensitive patient information. After the breach, some...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 5, 2024 4:22:40 PM
A HIPAA audit is a formal review conducted by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or a third party to ensure that covered entities and business...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 5, 2024 4:08:21 PM
HIPAA compliant documentation refers to the proper creation, handling, storage, and sharing of documents with protected health information (PHI) in...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 3, 2024 6:08:32 AM
Specialty Networks, Inc. experienced a data breach in December 2023, compromising the protected health information of 411,037 patients.
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Aug 26, 2024 1:45:19 PM
RansomHub ransomware operators are deploying new malware, EDRKillShifter. It works by disabling security software after exploiting vulnerable drivers...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Aug 22, 2024 9:24:09 AM
A hacker compromised Unicoin's Google Workspace account, changed all employee passwords, and locked them out for four days, during which the attacker...
