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2025 HIPAA Journal Annual Survey Published: Key Insights into Compliance Challenges

The HIPAA Journal

Although HIPAA requires regular training to be provided to the workforce, the survey shows that some organizations continue to offer training less frequently than annually, and business associates are often excluded from HIPAA compliance education. Another area of concern highlighted by the survey is HIPAA policy management.

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What is HIPAA Incident Management?

The HIPAA Journal

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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HIPAA Compliance for Business Associates

The HIPAA Journal

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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April 2025 Healthcare Data Breach Report

The HIPAA Journal

Ascension Health MO Healthcare Provider 437,329 Hacking/IT Incident Inadvertent disclosure of PHI to a former business partner, which was stolen from the business partner in a hacking incident Onsite Mammography MA Business Associate 357,265 Hacking/IT Incident Unauthorized access to an employees email account Union Health System, Inc.

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RAG in Healthcare: Your Complete Guide to Its Implementation

Arkenea

Unlike conventional AI models that rely solely on their training data, RAG combines the power of large language models with real time information retrieval from your organization’s specific databases and documents.

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The Importance of HIPAA Compliant Teletherapy Platforms

Valant

Key Features of HIPAA Compliant Teletherapy Platforms HIPAA compliant telehealth platforms for behavioral health typically include: End-to-end encryption for video conferencing Secure data storage and transmission User authentication and access controls Audit trails for all patient interactions Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with platform providers (..)

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What are the Penalties for HIPAA Violations?

The HIPAA Journal

Since the introduction of the Omnibus Rule, the new penalties for HIPAA violations apply to healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and all other covered entities, as well as to business associates (BAs) of covered entities that are found to have violated HIPAA Rules. What Constitutes a HIPAA Violation?

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