HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Theranos Scandal Theranos was a blood testing startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes in 2003. The FDA launched an investigation into Theranos that found that the allegations in Carreyrou’s article were correct. The company was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and shut down. “As

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 5, 2023

To find evidence supporting this statement, you only have to look at stories covered by mainstream news channels in which patients and their families have been denied their HIPAA rights by medical professionals, or in which politicians have failed to grasp the basics of health information privacy.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

For example, HHS is proposing to update the HIPAA Security Rule in 2024 to strengthen requirements for HIPAA regulated entities to safeguard electronic health information from cybersecurity threats. The HIPAA Security Rule was drafted in 2003 and has not been substantively updated since that time.

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