The Allina Health System Minneapolis Isles clinic has notified around 6,000 patients of a breach of their Protected Health Information (PHI). The clinic, located at 2800 Hennepin Avenue, found instances of improper PHI disposal had […]
Following a data breach that occurred back in 2011, the HHS has revealed that Lahey Hospital and Medical Center has agreed to settle a case with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) over alleged HIPAA […]
Following the 2012 theft of a laptop computer containing the unencrypted data of 8,883 Connecticut residents, Hartford Hospital – and one of its Business Associates, EMC Corporation (EMC) – have agreed to a settlement with the Connecticut […]
Being compliant with HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules can be a challenge for all organizations, regardless of size. However, smaller healthcare providers tend to have more issues. Budgets tend to be tighter, and a lack […]
A lack of a appropriate workforce with appropriate skills to improve cybersecurity defenses is leading many CISOs and CIOs to look outside their organizations for assistance. Businesses and healthcare suppliers are now increasingly hiring third […]
Government department heads and industry leaders will be attending the 23rd National HIPAA Summit to give updates on the work that has been completed in the last year and to provide information on new legislation […]
The Health IT Policy Committee’s Privacy and Security Workgroup has been reviewing a number of Big Data issues affecting the privacy and security of patients after two public hearings conducted by the organization in December […]
TigerText has revealed it will be presenting a free healthcare communications webinar in which former HHS regulator Adam Greene will be speaking about best practices for introducing a HIPAA-compliant mobile communications strategy. “Ask the Experts: […]
Veriphyr Identity and Access Intelligence has recently published a report into what causes the greatest threat to exposure of Protected Health Information (PHI). The study found that the theft of mobile devices may result in […]
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