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Crucial Lessons From Past HIPAA Non-Compliance Cases

Electronic Health Reporter

The Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was adopted in 1996. The article Crucial Lessons From Past HIPAA Non-Compliance Cases appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Expect More From HIPAA Proposed Changes: Easing Information Flow Shouldn’t Mean Reducing Health Data Privacy

Electronic Health Reporter

Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996. The article Expect More From HIPAA Proposed Changes: Easing Information Flow Shouldn’t Mean Reducing Health Data Privacy appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. By Deborah Hsieh, chief policy and strategy officer, Ciox Health.

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Challenges of Maintaining HIPAA Compliance: 9 Pain Points

Electronic Health Reporter

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) affects thousands of organizations across the […]. The article Challenges of Maintaining HIPAA Compliance: 9 Pain Points appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Organizations are facing greater scrutiny in this increasingly regulated world.

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Somnia’s $2.4 Million Data Breach Settlement Receives Final Approval

The HIPAA Journal

The plaintiffs claimed that Somnia was negligent by failing to implement appropriate cybersecurity safeguards to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of the data stored on its network, did not follow industry security standards, and was not fully compliant with the HIPAA Rules. The post Somnias $2.4

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Verisource Services Increases Data Breach Victim Count to 4 Million

The HIPAA Journal

The OCR breach portal still lists the incident as affecting 112,726 patients and plan members of its HIPAA-regulated entity clients, although that total may well be updated in the coming days. The post Verisource Services Increases Data Breach Victim Count to 4 Million appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Ascension Notifying Patients About Data Breach at Former Business Partner

The HIPAA Journal

The post Ascension Notifying Patients About Data Breach at Former Business Partner appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. Carolina Anesthesiology is located in High Point, North Carolina, and provides anesthesiology services to High Point Regional Health System and Atrium Health.

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ComplianceJunction HIPAA Training Receives SCCE Accreditation

The HIPAA Journal

The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) has recently accredited ComplianceJunction’s ‘HIPAA Training for Organizations’ training course. The training has been used by more than 1,000 healthcare organizations and over 100 universities to raise awareness of the HIPAA regulations.

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