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Month: January 2019

HHS OCR Calls for Comments to Update HIPAA Rules

HHS OCR Calls for Comments to Update HIPAA Rules

January 9, 2019 Healthcare organizations and medical practices that have been working for years to comply with the privacy and security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) undoubtedly have valuable thoughts and insights regarding how the rules could be tweaked and improved to reflect changes in the delivery of care since they went into effect.  According to many in healthcare, the Request for Information (RFI) issued in December giving hospitals, clinicians and other stakeholders the opportunity…

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Refresh Your Cybersecurity Practices in 2019: HHS Manual

Refresh Your Cybersecurity Practices in 2019: HHS Manual

January 2, 2019 Healthcare organizations have an excellent opportunity to recharge their commitment to safe, secure health information systems in the coming year by aligning their cybersecurity practices with best practices across the healthcare sector. A new publication from the Department of Health and Human Services is designed to help providers achieve this cohesion and unite the industry as it grapples with a seemingly endless stream of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. The publication, Health Industry Cybersecurity Best Practices: Managing Threats and…

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