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Farah Amod: Oct 2, 2024 6:51:59 AM
HIPAA gives patients greater control over health information through several provisions. These include the rights to access, consent, privacy, amendments, accounting of disclosures, and breach notifications.
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Farah Amod: Oct 2, 2024 6:25:42 AM
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pushing to eliminate outdated password rules in a sweeping overhaul to enhance security...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 1, 2024 3:53:33 PM
Text messaging is a convenient and effective form of communication, but it also presents opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit unsuspecting...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 1, 2024 2:48:08 PM
On the 26th of September, the U.S. Treasury made headlines by sanctioning two cryptocurrency exchanges, Cryptex and PM2BTC, for laundering millions...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 1, 2024 1:52:48 PM
Implementing RBAC provides a structured, secure, and scalable way to manage user access across an organization. By defining roles, assigning...
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Farah Amod: Oct 1, 2024 11:36:15 AM
A data leak has exposed the personal and employment information of over 100 million Americans. The breach occurred due to a background check...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 1, 2024 11:17:47 AM
A ransomware attack forced UMC to divert their patients to other facilities due to large scale IT outages affecting essential services.
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Farah Amod: Oct 1, 2024 10:00:00 AM
A third-party administrator (TPA) in healthcare is an independent individual or organization responsible for managing administrative tasks for an...
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Abby Grifno: Oct 1, 2024 9:00:00 AM
The Missouri-based healthcare system recently provided a notice that the organization faced a data breach.
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 1, 2024 7:00:30 AM
Protected health information (PHI) refers to any information about health status, healthcare provision, or payment for healthcare that can be linked...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 1, 2024 6:30:35 AM
The CISA has released a federal plan to improve cybersecurity coordination and defense across over 100 federal agencies.
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 1, 2024 6:27:24 AM
On September 24, 2024, the HHS OIG released a report illustrating the need for improved oversight of remote patient monitoring in Medicare.
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Mental health challenges affect both men and women, but there isn’t nearly as much conversation about men’s mental health. While we’ve made some...
