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Liyanda Tembani: Nov 22, 2024 3:23:01 AM
Healthcare practices should notify patients of provider availability changes through HIPAA compliant communication channels, such as encrypted email, secure text messaging services, or direct phone calls. Limit the information shared to the...
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Farah Amod: Nov 22, 2024 3:12:16 AM
In the first half of 2018 alone, more than 56% of the 4.5 billion compromised data records were tied to social media incidents. These breaches can...
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Rivest-ShamirAldeman (RSA) is one of the most widely used security methods for protecting sensitive information. Named after its inventors, Ron...
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Liyanda Tembani: Nov 21, 2024 6:39:43 PM
To maintain HIPAA compliance when patients send protected health information (PHI) via social media, respond without disclosing PHI and direct them...
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Understanding HIPAA compliance can be challenging, especially when verifying privacy and security or reporting potential violations. Whether you're a...
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Liyanda Tembani: Nov 21, 2024 6:05:31 PM
The following breaches in healthcare were reported this week:
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Investing in digital competence education for healthcare workers, complete with practical training in HIPAA compliant email solutions, can create a...
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On July 1, 2024, the hospital detected unauthorized access to an employee email account, potentially compromising sensitive information for 38,945...
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Kirsten Peremore: Nov 21, 2024 3:29:42 AM
HIPAA compliant email offers a secure and reliable complement to therapy practices. Patients benefit from consistent support while providers are...
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New York-based human services provider Equinox disclosed a data security breach from April 29, 2024, impacting over 21,500 individuals. The incident,...
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A web shell is a malicious script that cybercriminals can use to execute arbitrary commands on a compromised server. Web shells can lead to data...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) fined Rio Hondo Community Mental Health Center in California...
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Farah Amod: Nov 20, 2024 2:07:18 PM
November is Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, and CISA is showing ways to strengthen systems across the U.S.
