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When can a GP share information with family?
A General Practitioner (GP) can share information between family members with their permission, during care coordination, or in emergencies.
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A General Practitioner (GP) can share information between family members with their permission, during care coordination, or in emergencies.
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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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Predictive analytics exploits are techniques that analyze historical data to forecast future events, helping organizations make informed decisions...
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Healthcare settings are inherently prone to accidents and incidents that can impact patients and organizations. Maintaining an incident reporting...
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Recently, healthcare providers and health plans have been major targets of cyberattacks, causing the impermissible disclosure of protected health...
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Shadow records are patient records in systems separate from themain patient record systems in healthcare organizations. These systems are often...
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A covered entity should notify patients directly when a data breach involves their PHI.
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As cyberattacks and data breaches increase, improving physical security in healthcare facilities is necessary. HIPAA-covered entities and business...
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Debt collection agencies working in the healthcare sector face a unique challenge: complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) have begun notifying individuals of a...
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In August 2024, the OCR released a cybersecurity newsletter on the role of facility access controls under the HIPAA Security Rule. The newsletter...
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What happened Slim CD recently disclosed a data breach that ultimately compromised the credit card and personal data of 1.7 million individuals.
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Subcontractors are considered business associates under HIPAA when they directly handle, manage, or can access protected health information (PHI) as...