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Unpacking 9 factors that influence patient engagement

Healthcare providers must understand the factors influencing patient engagement and interaction participation. Furthermore, healthcare organizations should provide staff with communication skills training to overcome communication barriers and...

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What is a data lifecycle?

The data lifecycle refers to the series of stages that data goes through from its creation to its eventual deletion.

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What are AI hallucinations?

AI hallucinations occur when an artificial intelligence model generates incorrect, misleading, or nonsensical outputs that are not grounded in...

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What is Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the primary anti-discrimination provision within the ACA. It prohibits...

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The value of tamper-proof data management

When medical histories, prescriptions, and treatment plans are stored in a tamper-proof manner, clinicians can make informed decisions based on...

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The HHS and DEA expand telemedicine for opioid use disorder

The HHS and DEA introduced new rules to expand telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances, including a final rule allowing practitioners to...

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Social engineering attacks target public health

Social engineering attacks targeting the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector are becoming more sophisticated by using psychological...

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How HIPAA protects same-sex spouses in healthcare (Post Obergefell)

HIPAA’s Privacy Rule allows healthcare providers to share relevant health information with family members, which now explicitly includes same-sex...

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The concept of availability according to HIPAA

The definition of “availability” under HIPAA relates to the secure storage and transmission of data. It’s the process of making data accessible to...

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Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties during a declared emergency

When natural disasters or public health emergencies strike, healthcare providers must often make quick decisions to ensure the safety and well-being...

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Phishing scam tricks iMessage users into disabling protection

Cybercriminals are exploiting a flaw in iMessage's phishing protection, tricking users into disabling safeguards and falling for smishing attacks.

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Is Meta Pixel HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)

Based on our research, Meta Pixel is not HIPAA compliant because it does not meet the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

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Is GetResponse HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)

Based on our research, GetResponse is not HIPAA compliant because it does not meet the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

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