HIPAA
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Marketing
Facebook Parent Company Accused of Enabling Patient Tracking Via Hospital Web SitesDual lawsuits allege ads were tailored to patients based on their health information
Technology
Third-Party Cloud Computing Risk Management Guide Now Available for Healthcare ProvidersCloud Security Alliance guide describes risks to everything from patient privacy to an organization's reputation.
Technology
AMA Survey Cites Patient Concerns With Data SecurityPatients are increasingly concerned about who has access to their confidential health information and how that data is being used,...
Technology
HHS Issues Guidelines on Audio-Only Telehealth UseThe Health and Human Services Department's Office for Civil Rights has released guidelines on how healthcare providers can use audio-only...
Payer
Partnership HealthPlan of California HackedThe Fairfield-based nonprofit is trying to determine if the secured access to the personal records of any of its more...
Technology
Groups Offer 5 Recommendations for Protecting Patient Data on Third-Party AppsThe Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange and the Confidentiality Coalition have written a letter to federal officials calling for more...
Technology
New Bill Would Update HIPAA to Address New TechnologyThe Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act, introduced earlier this month in the Senate, would create a commission to...
Payer
The Threat and Potential of Quantum Computing for Healthcare"If I was a payer right now, security and ransomware would be keeping me up at night," says one HIPAA...
Clinical Care
Q&A: Revoking Authorization for DisclosureIndividuals have the right to revoke their authorizations in writing at any time.
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.