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182,670 patients affected by Illinois Bone & Joint Institute breach
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI) recently disclosed that a network security breach exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 182,670 individuals.
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Handling the mental health impacts of climate change
Kirsten Peremore: Sep 17, 2024 3:16:43 AM
When individuals face severe consequences like losing homes or enduring the stress of displacement, there is a need for immediate psychological help...
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When can a GP share information with family?
Kirsten Peremore: Sep 17, 2024 3:08:25 AM
A General Practitioner (GP) can share information between family members with their permission, during care coordination, or in emergencies.
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Should informal caregivers be HIPAA compliant?
Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 16, 2024 6:24:26 PM
Informal caregivers are those who provide unpaid medical care for another individual. Informal caregivers are not required to be HIPAA compliant;...
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What are predictive analytics exploits?
Kirsten Peremore: Sep 16, 2024 2:32:46 PM
Predictive analytics exploits are techniques that analyze historical data to forecast future events, helping organizations make informed decisions...
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Incident reports in the compliance reporting process
Farah Amod: Sep 16, 2024 2:19:42 PM
Healthcare settings are inherently prone to accidents and incidents that can impact patients and organizations. Maintaining an incident reporting...
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How the NIST Cybersecurity Framework relates to HIPAA compliance
Recently, healthcare providers and health plans have been major targets of cyberattacks, causing the impermissible disclosure of protected health...
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When are shadow records a risk to healthcare cybersecurity?
Kirsten Peremore: Sep 16, 2024 6:28:02 AM
Shadow records are patient records in systems separate from themain patient record systems in healthcare organizations. These systems are often...
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Who should notify patients when a data breach happens?
Kirsten Peremore: Sep 16, 2024 6:24:34 AM
A covered entity should notify patients directly when a data breach involves their PHI.
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2024 OCR cybersecurity newsletter
Farah Amod: Sep 16, 2024 6:21:33 AM
As cyberattacks and data breaches increase, improving physical security in healthcare facilities is necessary. HIPAA-covered entities and business...
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HIPAA compliance for debt collectors
Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 16, 2024 6:00:47 AM
Debt collection agencies working in the healthcare sector face a unique challenge: complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...
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CMS notifies 1 million of data breach
Abby Grifno: Sep 16, 2024 5:51:45 AM
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) have begun notifying individuals of a...
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The OCR on using facility access controls
Liyanda Tembani: Sep 16, 2024 3:33:07 AM
In August 2024, the OCR released a cybersecurity newsletter on the role of facility access controls under the HIPAA Security Rule. The newsletter...