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For more than three decades, covered entities, like healthcare organizations, have turned to consultants and risk managers for guidance on the intricacies of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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Liyanda Tembani: Nov 5, 2024 7:41:54 AM
Healthcare data breaches expose sensitive information of patients and clients. Despite advances in cybersecurity, healthcare organizations remain...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 5, 2024 7:34:08 AM
Blood banks are generally not bound by HIPAA, but they adhere to FDA regulations, state privacy laws, and their own confidentiality policies to...
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Kirsten Peremore: Nov 5, 2024 5:15:00 AM
405(d) is a program targeted at tackling the prevalent cybersecurity threat healthcare organizations face nationwide. The program aims to provide...
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Farah Amod: Nov 5, 2024 3:45:00 AM
The HHS/NIST conference, titled Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security 2024, took place on October 24, 2024, in...
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Farah Amod: Nov 4, 2024 6:11:55 PM
With 328.77 million terabytes of data created daily, it's no surprise that cyber threats are on the rise, as criminals look to exploit this valuable...
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Liyanda Tembani: Nov 4, 2024 5:22:09 PM
State, county, or local health departments must comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule if they qualify as covered entities. For example, a state Medicaid...
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Kirsten Peremore: Nov 4, 2024 5:11:00 PM
Negative reviews can be a stressful situation for any medical professional. Reviews often drive psychiatrists to want to clarify or defend their...
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Farah Amod: Nov 4, 2024 5:05:52 PM
Patients have the right to file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) if their health information privacy or security has been...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 4, 2024 4:59:24 PM
Electronic business associate agreements (BAAs), signed with an electronic signature, are permissible under the HIPAA Privacy Rule if they meet all...
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Liyanda Tembani: Nov 4, 2024 4:59:11 PM
Quishing is a cyber threat that exploits QR codes and phishing in deceptive emails, posing risks like data breaches and malware infections. The HC3...
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Farah Amod: Nov 4, 2024 4:51:04 PM
An investigation revealed that a database in the Mexican healthcare sector was left unprotected, exposing several million individuals’ sensitive...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 4, 2024 3:30:14 PM
Cybersecurity performance goals (CPGs) are a set of cybersecurity best practices and minimum-security standards developed by the Cybersecurity and...
