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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 9, 2024 3:12:11 AM
Organizations must secure any vulnerabilities in central storage devices. Security requirements may depend on the device and the organization, as healthcare practices use many different tools. Healthcare organizations that need to protect protected...
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On December 2, 2024, Connecticut GI and Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield reported a data breach involving the theft of 10,568 patients’...
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 6, 2024 5:26:33 PM
Children’s Hospital Colorado faces a hefty penalty from the HHS OCR following multiple HIPAA violations impacting thousands of individuals.
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 6, 2024 5:03:51 PM
While organizations have flexibility in structuring their compliance functions, having dedicated HIPAA compliance staff can help ensure ongoing...
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Elekta Inc. and Northwestern Memorial Healthcare recently agreed to an $8.9 million settlement after a 2021 ransomware attack compromised the...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Dec 6, 2024 4:52:51 PM
What is a data breach? Data breaches occur when sensitive, confidential, or protected information is accessed or disclosed without proper...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Dec 6, 2024 11:59:18 AM
Enhancing scalability in patient engagement facilitates efficient, consistent, and personalized care. Making sure your organization is scaling up as...
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 6, 2024 10:36:33 AM
Cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) are rooted in economic evaluation, assigning monetary values to both costs and benefits. It can be applied to risk...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Dec 6, 2024 9:07:08 AM
Atrium Health has disclosed a data breach affecting over 585,000 individuals, linked to third-party tracking technologies on its patient portal.
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 6, 2024 3:29:07 AM
Control analysis is a way for healthcare organizations to test the technical safeguards required by the HIPAA Security Rule. The test itself extends...
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 5, 2024 4:14:25 PM
Forensic firms are mostly responsible for analyzing the systems of organizations extensively, usually following a data breach. Through their work,...
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Farah Amod: Dec 5, 2024 3:46:49 PM
A patient’s private medical information was shared on Twitter by an unauthorized hospital employee, raising questions about privacy protections and...
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 5, 2024 3:14:42 PM
Social awareness is the ability to recognize and understand the emotions, thoughts, and perspectives of others. The concept is often reflected in how...
