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The Limits of HIPAA Auditing and What Needs to Change

Healthcare IT Today

Despite the stringent requirements outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), enforcement remains alarmingly limited. Compounding this issue, OCR may now have even fewer resources to enforce HIPAA regulations amid shifting federal priorities and ongoing budget cuts in Washington.

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Modernizing Healthcare Communications with Cloud Fax

Healthcare IT Today

Under HIPAA compliance, healthcare organizations must ensure that all communications, including fax, are secure and meet stringent standards. By modernizing these systems with cloud-based solutions, healthcare organizations can find a balance between HIPAA compliance and operational efficiency.

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How to Ensure Dental Regulatory Compliance 

American Medical Compliance

It also ensures dental regulatory compliance, protecting both patients and practitioners. Understanding the Significance Dental recordkeeping includes the systematic documentation of a patient’s oral health history, examinations, diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes.

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California Consumer Privacy Act can cause headaches for healthcare orgs

Healthcare It News

The California Consumer Privacy Act, passed in 2018, aims to give consumers more control over their online personal information. After interviewing 19 digital privacy and information system experts, researchers found that professionals perceived legal and technological challenges for healthcare organizations in complying with CCPA.

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Key Challenges in Maintaining Compliance with Regulatory Standards in the Context of Health Information Management

Healthcare IT Today

Rules and regulations are an integral part of life, especially in the world of healthcare where you are dealing with very sensitive information and situations. Currently, one such tricky area is health information management. Strict regulations govern the sharing of Protected Health Information (PHI) to safeguard patient privacy.

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MRO Achieves HITRUST CSF Certification for Exchange Services Platform

MRO Compliance

HITRUST CSF is a certifiable security and privacy framework which incorporates information protection requirements based on input from leading organizations worldwide. For more information on how MRO is empowering healthcare organizations of every type and scale with proven, enterprise-wide clinical data solutions, visit www.mrocorp.com.

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HIPAA Compliance Starts with You: Avoiding Common Data Breach Mistakes

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

In todays digital healthcare environment, protecting patient information is not just the responsibility of IT or compliance officersit is a shared duty among all employees. A single mistake, such as sending an email to the wrong recipient or leaving a workstation unlocked, can expose sensitive information.