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Covered entities and business associate requirements under HIPAA

Liyanda Tembani: Oct 25, 2024 6:58:14 AM

A covered entity is not liable for the actions of its business associates nor required to monitor their actions under HIPAA. While covered entities...

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What are psychiatric advance directives

Kirsten Peremore: Oct 25, 2024 6:42:39 AM

In some cases, mental health disorders can leave patients in the unfortunate position of no longer being capable of making their own decisions for...

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What to do if accused of a HIPAA violation

Farah Amod: Oct 25, 2024 6:00:00 AM

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Avoiding a HIPAA breach when emailing patient payment information

Liyanda Tembani: Oct 25, 2024 5:00:00 AM

Healthcare organizations can avoid a HIPAA breach when emailing patient payment information by using encrypted email services, securing business...

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The risks of not having a BAA with your business associates

Liyanda Tembani: Oct 25, 2024 4:00:00 AM

The risks of not having a business associate agreement (BAA) with your business associates include significant HIPAA violations, which can result in...

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The difference between consent and authorization

Liyanda Tembani: Oct 25, 2024 3:35:57 AM

Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, consent is a voluntary, flexible process that allows healthcare providers to use or disclose protected health...

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Cisco investigates potential data breach after hacker claims attack

Farah Amod: Oct 25, 2024 3:30:17 AM

Cisco is investigating reports of a potential data breach, with sensitive information allegedly being put up for sale on a well-known hacking forum.

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What is HIPAA's Conduit Exception

Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 25, 2024 3:24:26 AM

The HIPAA Conduit Exception refers to a specific provision in the HIPAA Privacy Rule that allows certain entities to share protected health...

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How HIPAA defines confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ePHI

Farah Amod: Oct 25, 2024 2:45:00 AM

HIPAA defines confidentiality as the protection of patient data from unauthorized disclosure. Integrity involves safeguarding data accuracy and...

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Do community health workers have to comply with HIPAA?

Kirsten Peremore: Oct 25, 2024 2:15:00 AM

Community health workers access protected health information (PHI), so the workers and the centers they operate in have to comply with HIPAA.

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Internet Archives face multiple breaches impacting millions

Abby Grifno: Oct 24, 2024 6:01:13 PM

The Internet Archive appears to be the victim of multiple, targeted attacks that have impacted at least 31 million individuals.

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Are voicemail transcriptions subject to HIPAA?

Liyanda Tembani: Oct 24, 2024 1:18:52 PM

Voicemail transcriptions are subject to HIPAA regulations if they contain protected health information (PHI), which includes any identifiable patient...