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Keep up to date on industry newsUpdates to HIPAA May Be in the Future
At a talk at The Heritage Foundation, Alex Azar, the current Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), stated that the HHS will be looking at HIPAA and other health privacy regulations and making updates in the near future…
Insider Breaches Can Go Undiscovered for Years
Insider breaches can be some of the worst HIPAA violations because they can go undiscovered for years, possibly affecting many more patients than a one-time hack…
Sharing Pictures on Snapchat Can Be a HIPAA Violation
Sharing patient information on social media without patient consent is a HIPAA violation…
Not the Kind of Phishing You’re Looking Forward to This Weekend
As you may recall from a previous HIPAAgps post, ransomware attacks can devastate a health care company’s reputation and finances…
OCR Provides Guidance on Software Vulnerabilities and Patching
The most recent installment of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) cybersecurity newsletter focused on software vulnerabilities and patching…
OCR Decides Individuals Cannot File HIPAA Lawsuits Against Health Care Entities
Reports of HIPAA fines from the OCR are all over the news, but the reason we never hear about lawsuits from patients is because even if they do file a suit, a judge will dismiss the case…
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