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Six Compelling Reasons to Begin Your HIPAA Compliance Journey Before the Year Ends

Total HIPAA

As 2023 unfolds, the urgency for entities in the healthcare sector to initiate or reinforce their HIPAA compliance cannot be overstated. Prove Your Due Diligence The decision to postpone setting up comprehensive policies, procedures, and HIPAA training could be detrimental.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – October 16, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

We encourage anyone applying to these jobs to do their own due diligence. Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community. Healthcare IT Today does not endorse or vouch for the company or the job posting.

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HIPAA Security Rule Checklist

HIPAA Journal

A HIPAA Security Rule checklist helps covered entities, business associates, and other organizations subject to HIPAA compliance to fulfil the requirements of the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (better known as the HIPAA Security Rule). What is a HIPAA Security Rule Checklist?

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – July 10, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

We encourage anyone applying to these jobs to do their own due diligence. Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community. Healthcare IT Today does not endorse or vouch for the company or the job posting.

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Security Breaches in Healthcare in 2023

HIPAA Journal

Aside from 2015, the number of reported security breaches in healthcare has increased every year although the rate of increase is slowing and 2024 could see the healthcare industry start to turn the corner. In January 2024, the CPGs were unveiled. 578 of the year’s 725 breaches were due to hacking and other IT incidents.

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

HIT Consultant

Healthcare organizations literally dealing with life and death decisions about patients are paying ransoms more frequently , with an increase to 53% in 2024 from 42% in 2023. Additionally, these attacks clog up an already overwhelmed scheduling system, causing patients to wait for required care.

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State of HIPAA – May 2023 Report

HIPAA Journal

It has been 27 years since President Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) into law, but compliance is still proving a challenge for many HIPAA-regulated entities. The average HIPAA penalty has fallen from $2.6 reduction in total penalties compared to 2018, falling from $28.7

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