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January 29, 2021

What is HIPAA Training?

What do you need to include in your company’s HIPAA security awareness and training program can be different for very single HIPAA-governed entity. There will…

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November 25, 2020

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


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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?


HIPAA News

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February 19, 2021

34,000 Patients Impacted by Grand River Medical Group Email Breach

  It has been discovered that an unauthorized individual gained access to the email account of an employee at Grand River Medical Group in Dubuque…

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February 8, 2021

Kevin Fu Appointed as First Director of Medical Device Security by FDA


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January 25, 2021

HIPAA Penalty Actions by State Attorneys General


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January 21, 2021

45% rise in Healthcare Industry Attacks by Cybercriminals


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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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