The HIPAA Journal

JUNE 12, 2025

The HIPAA Journal has released the results of its 2025 Annual HIPAA Compliance Survey, offering a detailed snapshot of how healthcare organizations are managing HIPAA compliance in today’s regulatory environment. The survey also examined training practices at HIPAA-regulated entities.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 20, 2025

HIPAA incident management is the process of tracking, responding to, and documenting HIPAA security incidents as they are detected by automated security tools or reported by members of the workforce. Regardless of whether HIPAA incident management is fully automated, manual, or semi-manual, the process must include specific elements.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 30, 2025

The implication of this requirement if finalized – is that covered entities will only be permitted to contract services from business associates that can demonstrate compliance with HIPAA. Despite the variety of compliance requirements, some areas of HIPAA compliance are common to all business associates.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

HIPAA violation cases are compliance investigations that result from a data breach being notified to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or a privacy complaint being submitted to OCR via the complaints portal. There are many different types of HIPAA violation cases.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2025

The HHS Office for Civil Rights issued guidance for HIPAA-regulated entities on the use of these tools, which OCR said could violate HIPAA. Orlando Health encouraged patients to search for medical conditions on its website, communicate their medical symptoms, and access its MyChart patient portal and appointment booking system.

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The HIPAA Journal

JUNE 26, 2025

The largest data breach of the month occurred at the business associate Serviceaide, a provider of agentic AI-powered agents for IT and workflow management. The second-largest data breach also occurred at a business associate. TX Business Associate 88,609 Hacking incident Shelby Dermatology d.b.a

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Arkenea

MARCH 31, 2025

HIPAA compliance costs can greatly vary depending on the kind of application you’re developing. Developing a healthcare application that complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is essential for safeguarding sensitive patient information and adhering to legal standards.

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