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Avoiding HIPAA Violations: 10 Most Common Cases

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Avoiding HIPAA violations goes beyond air tight technical system controls. Consequently, Congress incorporated into HIPAA provisions that mandated the adoption of Federal privacy protections for individually identifiable health information. ” – HIPAA Journal. . ” – HIPAA Journal.

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Some Telehealth Platforms Are Tracking Sensitive Patient Data: Are They Violating HIPAA?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Responsible clinicians are likely to ask whether sharing protected health information (PHI) by telehealth companies equates to violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Key aspects of HIPAA that might be relevant include: HIPAA requires covered entities (e.g., Clash of the Titans?

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

For example, HHS is proposing to update the HIPAA Security Rule in 2024 to strengthen requirements for HIPAA regulated entities to safeguard electronic health information from cybersecurity threats. The HIPAA Security Rule was drafted in 2003 and has not been substantively updated since that time.

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What is homomorphic encryption for healthcare data?

Lloyd Price

It was developed in 2003 by researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas and was designed to protect the privacy of genetic data. This can be particularly important for healthcare organizations that need to comply with regulations such as HIPAA and GDPR.

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5 Best Practices for Home Health Monitors to Boost Patient Safety and Reduce Costs

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

A meta-analysis of 15 reviews published between 2003 and 2013 by the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that home telemonitoring interventions can significantly reduce the risk of all-cause mortality and heart failure-related hospitalizations compared to usual care.