The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced its first HIPAA fines of 2022 – Two enforcement actions to resolve HIPAA Right of Access violations and two for impermissible […]
A new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework has been agreed in principle between the European Commission of the European Union and the United States that will replace the EU-US Privacy Shield, which in 2020 was deemed […]
The answer to the question who does HIPAA apply to is most often generalized as health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers along with their Business Associates. Some sources also include contractors who […]
The actual answer to the question why was HIPAA created may surprise many people who believe the Act´s sole purpose was to safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI). Indeed, the Privacy and Security Rules developed to […]
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a €17 million ($18.6 million) financial penalty on Meta to resolve violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) related to a string of Facebook data breaches […]
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) breach portal shows 2021 was a record year for healthcare industry data breaches, with 714 breaches of protected health information reported to OCR […]
The Austrian and French Data Protection Authorities (Datenschutzbehörde and Commission nationale de l’informatique et des Libertés) have both ruled this year that the use of Google Analytics is not compliant with the General Data Protection […]
The question why is HIPAA important can have multiple answers depending on whether you are a healthcare organization, a healthcare professional, or a patient. The answers to the question why is HIPAA important can also […]
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Director Lisa J. Pino is urging HIPAA-regulated entities to improve their cybersecurity posture in 2022 following a year of increased hacking activity and data breaches. There are no indications […]
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