Healthcare information Technology HIPAA Information 
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 18, 2022
There was a 45% increase in hacking/IT incidents between 2019 and 2020, and in 2021, 66% of breaches of unsecured electronic protected health information were due to hacking and other IT incidents. A large percentage of those breaches could have been prevented if HIPAA-regulated entities were fully compliant with the HIPAA Security Rule.
HIPAA Journal
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The deadline for compliance with the information blocking requirements of the 21 st Century Cures Act is October 6, 2022, after which the HHS can impose financial penalties and healthcare providers will be subject to appropriate disincentives if they are determined to have failed to facilitate the easy digital sharing of patient data.
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Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
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.
Healthcare Law Blog
MAY 12, 2023
We spoke about the federal information blocking rules, and highlighted how some actors are still engaging in conduct that the rules were intended to discourage, in part due to the lack of enforcement rules. Attendees were concerned that, with the enforcement rules pending, some actors are continuing to engage in information blocking.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 22, 2024
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.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
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.
AIHC
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
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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