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What is a HIPAA Violation?

HIPAA Journal

According to the most recent update, the HHS has received almost 300,000 complaints since the compliance date of the Privacy Rule (April 2003). Category 1 – Unaware of the HIPAA violation and by exercising reasonable due diligence would not have known HIPAA rules had been violated.

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Third-Party Cyberattacks: The Healthcare Sector’s Achilles’ Heel

HIT Consultant

This includes thorough due diligence before onboarding new vendors, continuous monitoring of their security practices, and clear contractual agreements that outline security expectations. Their earliest professional experience was at Digitalbrain PLC, where they served as a Service Delivery Manager from November 2003 to April 2008.

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Terrorist (Litigation) Threats

Drug & Device Law

In the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq War, the government of Iraq – the government that the United States installed – allegedly allowed the Ministry of Health to be run by terrorists (the “Jaysh al-Mahdi”). 3d 194 (D.D.C. 2020), held that the plaintiff’s claims of both “direct” and “aiding and abetting” JASTA liability were simply implausible.