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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...
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Therapists must retain their clients to continue care and develop a meaningful therapeutic relationship.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has agreed to a $250,000 settlement with Cascade Eye and Skin Centers...
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Liyanda Tembani: Sep 30, 2024 3:27:27 AM
Under HIPAA and the 42 CFR Part 2 rule, substance abuse records can be shared with one written patient consent form for future uses and disclosures...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 30, 2024 3:21:53 AM
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchanges Cryptex and PM2BTC because of laundering allegations. It’s believed that these...
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Farah Amod: Sep 30, 2024 3:11:12 AM
According to IBM, “Kerberoasting is a cyberattack that exploits the Kerberos authentication protocol. Threat actors steal Kerberos service tickets to...
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Kirsten Peremore: Sep 29, 2024 7:51:25 PM
Nontreatment uses of patient data are generally handled by administrative staff for purposes like billing or marketing. These administrative purposes...
