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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. Organizations can protect privacy while sharing positive outcomes and treatment approaches by...
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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...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Dec 23, 2024 9:29:22 AM
The federal government has proposed updates to the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP) to strengthen public-private partnerships and...
