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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 29, 2024 5:36:55 PM
A business associate agreement (BAA) is not required for organizations or individuals, such as janitorial services, whose functions don’t involve protected health information (PHI). HIPAA permits incidental exposure, as long as it’s a by-product of...
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Farah Amod: Oct 29, 2024 5:35:54 PM
Fitness and health clubs are not considered covered entities under HIPAA. However, there are potential exceptions, like a wellness program under a...
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Farah Amod: Oct 29, 2024 5:22:32 PM
Professional medical interpreters assist in facilitating communication between healthcare providers and patients with limited proficiency in the...
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Farah Amod: Oct 29, 2024 5:14:47 PM
HIPAA exceptions include general rulings, emergency scenarios, state and federal exclusions, operational and occupational variations, and exceptions...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 29, 2024 5:13:31 PM
A Michigan dental practice settled for $2.7 million following a 2023 data breach impacting over 1 million patients.
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 29, 2024 1:13:47 PM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has published a video to help healthcare organizations prevent ransomware...
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Farah Amod: Oct 29, 2024 1:00:56 PM
To comply with HIPAA, it’s best to follow a roadmap of the most important aspects of compliance. Below is a checklist of what you can do for your...
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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...
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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...
