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Healthcare Data Security & Insurance Challenges and Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

Federal guidelines like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) outline the responsibility of healthcare providers when it comes to creating, analyzing, and distributing Protected Health Information (PHI). For healthcare providers and professionals working in healthcare, data security is of utmost importance.

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132 Healthcare Data Breaches Impacting over 6.8 Individuals Reported to HHS in 2022 

Healthcare Compliance Blog

million individuals, reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) data breach portal so far in 2022. A recent report revealed that ransomware, double extortion, and software vulnerability exploits were increasingly used rather than traditional data encryption.

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HITECH Compliance

AIHC

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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Measures You Should be Implementing in Your Organization to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity and Protect Your Patient Data

Healthcare IT Today

Instead of choreography and songs, we get ransomware and phishing scams, and instead of saving up to try to buy tickets to attend the tour, we need to be spending our time and money to keep the tour away from our organization. Despite our focus on security and privacy, cyber threats are continuously increasing in both number and severity.

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OCR Reports Significant Rise in Hacking and Data Breaches in the Healthcare Sector

Healthcare Compliance Blog

Writing in their latest quarterly newsletter, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reported that the number of hacking or IT incidents which led to ePHI data breaches increased 45% from 2019 to 2020. Phishing attacks are one of the most common types of cyberattacks.

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Health Data Breaches Have Risen Dramatically According to HHS

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These hackers are costing health organizations millions of dollars and threatening the safety of patients. In January of 2018, Hancock Health of Indiana experienced a serious ransomware attack that forced their entire network to shut down. Another complication that healthcare organizations face is the US HHS itself.

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HITECH Compliance

AIHC

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.