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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 24, 2024 6:36:44 AM
Title III of HIPAA is the Tax-Related Health provision, which establishes tax-preferred treatment for medical savings accounts (MSAs) and provides tax incentives to encourage individuals and small businesses to maintain health coverage and save for...
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Liyanda Tembani: Dec 24, 2024 1:00:00 AM
Healthcare organizations can share anonymized patient stories to build trust, educate patients, and reduce stigma, all while complying with HIPAA....
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In 2024, approximately 168 million individuals were affected by breaches impacting 500 or more. The tenbiggest were responsible for nearly 137...
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Informed consent is more than a procedural formality; it protects patient autonomy on a deeper, almost philosophical level. Informed consent has...
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Brockton Neighborhood Health Center (BNHC) recently disclosed a data breach after detecting unusual activity on its computer network. The breach...
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Farah Amod: Dec 23, 2024 6:16:37 PM
Hackers claim to have exfiltrated 17 million patient records in a ransomware attack on PIH Health.
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 23, 2024 5:51:58 PM
The FBI Cyber Division released a private industry notification on December 16, 2024, warning organizations discussing HiatusRAT1 scanning campaigns.
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 23, 2024 5:48:11 PM
The HHS announced a resolution with the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services following a failure to meet their responsibilities towards...
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Abby Grifno: Dec 23, 2024 5:26:38 PM
The Colorado-based Gastroenterology center recently notified over 300,000 patients of a data breach.
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 23, 2024 3:00:34 PM
DevSecOps, or development, security, and operations revolves around integrating security practices into the entirety of the software development...
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 23, 2024 12:04:48 PM
The staff of the state attorney's office are enforcers of HIPAA and have duties that may place their staff in contact with health data. To prevent...
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Farah Amod: Dec 23, 2024 11:51:33 AM
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets strict guidelines to protect patient information, including how tracking...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Dec 23, 2024 11:10:49 AM
Title II of HIPAA is the Administrative Simplification provision, designed to improve the efficiency of healthcare systems by standardizing the...
