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Keep up to date on industry newsOCR Explains Difference Between Risk Analysis and Gap Analysis
The latest Office for Civil Rights (OCR), cybersecurity newsletter focused on the differences between a risk analysis and a gap analysis…
Medical Device Safety Action Plan Created by FDA
The FDA created a five-step plan that will help bring better and safer medical devices to patients…
New Law in Massachusetts Extends Patient Privacy to EOBs
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a new patient privacy requirement for health insurers…
The Sad State of Technical Vulnerabilities
A recent study by ServiceNow and the Ponemon Institute provides important information about the state of many organizations’ security and the lack of patches being installed for discovered vulnerabilities…
Cambridge Health Alliance Notified of PHI Breach by Law Enforcement
At the end of March, Cambridge Health Alliance released a statement notifying patients that the organization experienced a protected health information (PHI) breach…
Consequences of Willful Insider Breaches
There are pretty stiff consequences for employees who use their access to protected health information for illegal means…
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