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Data Privacy and Security in Healthcare: Navigating the Challenges and Ensuring Patient Trust

Digital Health Global

Ensuring its privacy and security is therefore a vital problem. With the advent of electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine, and various digital health tools, healthcare groups face an increasingly complex challenge in safeguarding the privacy of individuals’ records.

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HHS puts out new notice on audio-only telehealth and HIPAA

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services has issued new guidance describing how HIPAA covered entities can use remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Counselor Settles Case for $15,000 Involving the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative

Telebehavioral Health Institute

We’ve discussed the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights’ “HIPAA Right of Access Initiative” in several previous articles. HIPAA rules can be complex, particularly for smaller providers, but they have existed for almost three decades.

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Securing Healthcare Data in AWS: Best Practices and Compliance

Healthcare IT Today

This information must be protected to avoid any legal implications and ensure compliance with privacy regulatory laws, like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). To implement AWS security best practices , you must understand how the platform allows for enhanced security. What is HIPAA?

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Employee Fired for Inappropriately Accessing EHR Records

Healthcare IT Today

Even an ‘Internal Breach’ is a Breach According to an announcement on its website , Alabama-based DCH Health Systems fired an employee for accessing and viewing over 2,500 patient records “without a legitimate business need related to the employee’s job duties.” HIPAA includes a requirement for MINIMUM NECESSARY ACCESS.

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Avoiding HIPAA Violations: 10 Most Common Cases

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Avoiding HIPAA violations goes beyond air tight technical system controls. At the same time, Congress recognized that advances in electronic technology could erode the privacy of health information. ” – HIPAA Journal. ” – HIPAA Journal. .” ” – HIPAA Journal.

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What Happens if You Violate HIPAA?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

If you, as a behavioral health professional, violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), you must follow certain obligations and procedures to rectify the situation. Prompt reporting of any breaches is a crucial part of HIPAA compliance as it initiates the internal process of investigation and mitigation.

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