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OCR: HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Can Prevent and Mitigate Most Cyberattacks

HIPAA Journal

A large percentage of those breaches could have been prevented if HIPAA-regulated entities were fully compliant with the HIPAA Security Rule. The HIPAA Security Rule requires regulated entities to implement a security management process to prevent, detect, contain, and fix security violations.

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Know When to Hold ’em: The Legal Considerations for Healthcare Information Technology Data Retention and Purging

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest blog post by Justin Campbell, Vice President, Strategy, at Galen Healthcare Solutions. Purging Guidelines & Criteria HIPAA privacy rules do not address medical record retention requirements, and the guidelines from several states and the federal government are ambiguous at best.

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Code Red: Healthcare Cybersecurity in a Post-Chevron World

HIT Consultant

The healthcare sector, heavily regulated by statutes such as HIPAA and new cybersecurity guidelines like the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HSCC) Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP), now faces uncertainty. About Ty Greenhalgh Ty Greenhalgh is Industry Principal of Healthcare at Claroty.

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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Modernize Health Data Privacy Laws

HIPAA Journal

Healthcare privacy laws in the United States are due an update to bring them into the modern age to ensure individually identifiable health information is protected no matter how it is collected and shared. As a doctor, the potential of new technology to improve patient care seems limitless.

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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NCCoE Releases Final Version of NIST Securing Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring Ecosystem Guidance

HIPAA Journal

The post NCCoE Releases Final Version of NIST Securing Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring Ecosystem Guidance appeared first on HIPAA Journal. The final guidance and How-To guides can be downloaded from NCCoE here.

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