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November 25, 2020

University of Cincinnati Medical Center Fined $65,000 for HIPAA Right of Access Failure

The HHS’ Civil Rights Office has publicly acknowledged its 18th HIPAA financial penalty of the year, with the 12th fine under its HIPAA Right of…

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August 18, 2020

What is Meaningful Use in Relation to the HITECH Act


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July 22, 2020

What are HIPAA Civil Penalties?


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June 12, 2020

What are HIPAA Regulations for SMS?


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May 29, 2020

What Are HIPAA Compliance Officer Duties?


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May 15, 2020

What Are HIPAA Training Requirements?


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May 12, 2020

What are the Penalties for Breaking HIPAA Rules?


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May 6, 2020

What are Common HIPAA Business Associate Agreement Failures?


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May 3, 2020

What are the Most Commonly Witnessed HIPAA Breaches by Healthcare Workers?


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April 26, 2020

What is a HIPAA Release Form?


HIPAA News

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January 21, 2021

45% rise in Healthcare Industry Attacks by Cybercriminals

In the latter half of 2020 the joint CISA, FBI, and HHS cybersecurity advisory issued an alert for the healthcare and public health sectors as…

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December 21, 2020

Disclosures of PHI to Health Information Exchanges under HIPAA: OCR Issues Guidance


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December 11, 2020

Over 1,000,000 Million Patients Impacted in Dental Care Alliance Data Breach


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November 30, 2020

Increasing Ragnar Locker Ransomware Activity leads to FBI Warning


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November 20, 2020

Ransomware Activity Targeting the Healthcare Sector Provided by ASPR


October 29, 2020

Ransomware Infiltrates Sky Lakes Medical Center & St. Lawrence Health System


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September 16, 2020

Updated Security Risk Assessment Tool made Avail by HHS


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September 6, 2020

HHS Security Risk Assessment Tool Updated


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August 24, 2020

Thales Wireless IoT Modules Flaw Impacts Millions of Devices


August 8, 2020

Ban on HHS Funding a National Patient Identifier System Remove by House of Representatives


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