HIPAA
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Technology
Illinois Healthcare Provider Suffers Breach Impacting Nearly 105,000 IndividualsIn a security notice, Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Midwestern Regional Medical Center said it identified suspicious activity from...
Clinical Care
Q&A: Shredding Documents After ScanningMary D. Brandt, MBA, RHIA, CHE, CHPS, a healthcare consultant specializing in healthcare regulatory compliance and operations improvement, answers when...
Technology
Q&A: HIPAA for Wearable DevicesCompanies like FitBit are not covered entities, so they have no obligation to comply with HIPAA regulations.
Clinical Care
OCR Settles 17th Case in HIPAA Right-of-Access InitiativeIn the most recent settlement, Arbour Hospital, a behavioral health facility in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, agreed to pay $65,000 and...
Clinical Care
Q&A: Case Studies in HIPAA TrainingThe use of PHI in training may fall into the category of healthcare operations as long as such use complies...
Clinical Care
Q&A: Job-Specific HIPAA TrainingAnnual or on-hire training is not the place to stop; to be effective, training needs to be ongoing.
Strategy
HHS Extends Public Comment Period for HIPAA Privacy Rule ModificationsThe proposed changes to the longstanding HIPAA Privacy Rule focus heavily on individuals' right to access protected health information (PHI).
Technology
Encryption for Google Drive, DropboxApple will not sign a BAA even after the flurry of news around what Apple offers to the healthcare sector.
Technology
Georgia Healthcare Provider Suffers Breach Affecting 79,000 IndividualsIn a security notice posted on its website, Gore Medical Management said it was the victim of a data breach...
Strategy
Limited HIPAA Waivers Implemented During Texas Winter StormThe waiver applies only within the emergency area and for the period identified in the public health emergency and for...
Technology
Q&A: Posting Security Notice on WebsiteMary D. Brandt, MBA, RHIA, CHE, CHPS shares how long security notices should stay on an organization's website if it...
Revenue Cycle
Sharp HealthCare Agrees to Pay $70,000, Take Corrective Action to Settle Potential HIPAA ViolationThe agreement stems from a series of potential violations that occurred in 2019, when a complaint was filed with OCR...