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What are the OCR privacy audits for 2024-2025?
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) conducts HIPAA audits as a part of its health information privacy, security, and breach notification compliance...
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Addressing discrimination in AI
Tshedimoso Makhene: Jan 15, 2025 5:23:45 PM
Discrimination in AI is the unfair or unequal treatment of individuals or groups by AI systems, often stemming from biases in data or algorithmic...
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Apple auto-enables AI photo analysis, raising privacy concerns
Apple has quietly rolled out a feature called Enhanced Visual Search, which uses AI to identify landmarks in photos stored on iOS and macOS devices....
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HHS Administration reflects on 2024 achievements and challenges
Tshedimoso Makhene: Jan 15, 2025 8:33:06 AM
The HHS Office for Civil Rights reflects on a year of advancing healthcare equity and civil rights through rule updates, enforcement actions, and...
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2024's biggest cybersecurity challenges
Farah Amod: Jan 15, 2025 5:00:51 AM
According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), healthcare cybersecurity is under unprecedented strain in 2024, with 386 breaches reported so...
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Millions of smartphone users location data stolen in major hack
Abby Grifno: Jan 14, 2025 1:43:24 PM
The attack is estimated to impact hundreds of companies and millions of smartphone users.
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HHS OCR's 2024 year in review
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) enforces HIPAA regulations, with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) leading these efforts. The OCR...
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Top 5 cybersecurity lessons from the largest HIPAA settlements
Farah Amod: Jan 6, 2025 4:10:33 PM
Massive HIPAA settlements reveal common missteps in healthcare cybersecurity and offer valuable lessons for protecting sensitive patient data.
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New HIPAA Rule mandates 72-hour data restoration
On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
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Unpacking California’s 2024 health law updates
In 2024, California Governor Newsom signed over 1,300 bills into law and vetoed almost 190. Among these, California enacted several impactful laws...
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Texas AG settles AI accuracy case with Pieces Technology
On September 18, 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement with Pieces Technology under the Texas Deceptive Trade...
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Texas judge blocks Biden administration rule
Farah Amod: Dec 30, 2024 6:13:31 PM
A Texas judge has blocked a federal privacy rule, citing conflicts with state laws on abortion and gender care.
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Meta fined €251 million for GDPR violations
Farah Amod: Dec 25, 2024 5:43:04 PM
Meta was fined €251 million for failing General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements in a Facebook data breach affecting 29 million...