The HIPAA Privacy Rule has been amended to provide greater protections for protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive health care. Covered entities and business associates should familiarize themselves with...more
Is your organization a business associate? You could be subject to enforcement action if you fail to protect health information within your control from ransomware attacks.
In October, for the first time, the U.S....more
12/6/2023
/ Best Practices ,
Business Associates ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
OCR ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement
Health care providers should evaluate their use of “tracking technologies” on their websites and mobile applications (apps) for compliance with HIPAA. On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a bulletin...more
4/6/2023
/ Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Mobile Apps ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Risk Management ,
Technology ,
Third-Party ,
Tracking Systems ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites