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Farah Amod: Oct 29, 2024 10:04:45 AM
A report from the Ponemon Institute illustrates the financial and patient safety impacts of cyber insecurity in healthcare, urging organizations to strengthen their cybersecurity measures and address insider threats. The report includes recent...
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Farah Amod: Oct 29, 2024 3:34:00 AM
An incident response plan is a framework that equips healthcare organizations with the tools and protocols to manage and mitigate the impact of...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 29, 2024 3:26:32 AM
HIPAA mainly protects a patient's protected health information (PHI), which drug testing can often fall under. Drug test results are treated like any...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 29, 2024 3:17:06 AM
No, signing a business associate agreement (BAA) does not automatically make a vendor HIPAA compliant. While a BAA is required, it only outlines the...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 28, 2024 6:42:43 PM
UnitedHealth has confirmed that the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare exposed the personal and healthcare data of over 100 million...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 28, 2024 6:34:09 PM
Boston Children’s Health Physicians (BCHP) fell victim to a ransomware attack involving an IT vendor. The attacker, the BianLian group, is now...
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Officials from HHS and NIST focused on the importance of collaboration to enhance healthcare cybersecurity during the first day of the Safeguarding...
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Survival Flight, an Arizona-based emergency medical transport company, recently announced that a cyberattack targeted its email systems, compromising...
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On October 14, 2024, Arizona-based OnePoint Patient Care, a leading hospice pharmacy, disclosed a data breach that compromised the personal...
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Abby Grifno: Oct 28, 2024 4:44:28 PM
Insurance firm Johnson & Johnson recently reported a data breach impacting thousands.
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 28, 2024 4:17:20 PM
Group therapy practitioners should manage text threads to protect patient privacy and be compliant with HIPAA.
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 28, 2024 4:03:46 PM
Informed consent ensures patients' decisions are based on a full understanding of their medical condition and treatment options. In situations where...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 28, 2024 3:48:19 PM
Delivery truck lines help transport goods or documents. They are not considered business associates under HIPAA, as they typically do not handle or...
