Healthcare Compliance
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ReadFacing the Opioid Crisis by Identifying Signs of Drug Diversion
The opioid crisis is an ongoing dilemma in the healthcare industry. In the past year alone, more than 115 people died each day from prescription opioid overdoses in the United States. And...
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ReadMonthly Healthcare News Roundup: GDPR Compliance Fines for a Netherlands Hospital, Healthcare’s Number One Financial Issue, and More
Monthly Healthcare News Roundup: GDPR Compliance Fines for a Netherlands Hospital, Healthcare’s Number One Financial Issue, and More
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ReadThe Proliferation of PHI: Securing Patient Data in the Digital Era
Technological innovation continues to expand every day in healthcare. New and emerging technologies solve industry challenges, create improvements in patient access, help protect patient data, and...
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ReadBest Practices for Avoiding False Positives for Healthcare Data Security
False positives are a thorn in the side while monitoring PHI. Here are some best practices to reduce false positives for healthcare data security.
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ReadTop 3 Healthcare IT Challenges Children’s Hospitals Face
Children’s hospitals are renowned for the expert care they provide. But because of the specialized nature of their services and the vulnerability of their patients, they face unique healthcare IT...
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ReadMonthly Healthcare News Roundup: Class Action Lawsuit Against Google, Denial of Drug Diversion at Practitioners’ Own Facilities, and More
Every month, we compile the most compelling healthcare privacy and security related news stories. Below, you’ll learn more about a class action lawsuit against Google, how healthcare executives...
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Read3 Ways Stony Brook Medicine Transformed its Privacy Program Using AI in Healthcare
The goal of any healthcare privacy professional is to protect patients’ sensitive information. But with a small privacy team to monitor thousands of EMR users, where do you start? At Stony Brook...
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ReadThe NIST CSF Framework – What Does it Mean for Healthcare?
NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is a non-regulatory federal agency of the U.S. Commerce Department. Established in 1901, NIST was designed to promote innovation and...
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ReadTop 5 Challenges Academic Medical Centers (AMC) Face
Academic medical centers (AMC) maintain reputations for excellence in research, innovation, and specialized care. But the way AMCs bring practitioners, medical staff, students, and researchers...
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ReadHealthcare Privacy News Roundup: The Transformative Effects of AI in Healthcare, the Most Common HIPAA Violations, and More
Every month, we compile the most compelling healthcare privacy and security related news stories. Below, you’ll learn more about AI in Healthcare, HIPAA violations you should be aware of, opioid...
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ReadThe HHS Announces Changes to HIPAA Violation Fines – What it Means for Healthcare Organizations
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a dramatic change to HIPAA violation fines. Maximum penalties for the lowest-level HIPAA violations have been reduced drastically –...
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ReadCloud Computing in Healthcare – What are the Benefits and Challenges?
From cutting costs to increasing efficiency, leveraging the cloud drives healthcare to integrate innovative technology to improve patient care. By implementing software like Office 365 and...
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ReadMonthly Healthcare Privacy News Roundup: HIPAA-Compliant Alexa, the top 100 hospitals in the US, and More
Every month, we compile the most compelling healthcare privacy- and security-related news stories. Below, you’ll learn more about Amazon Alexa’s newly HIPAA-compliant skills, the best hospitals in...
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Read5 Questions to Ask for Strengthening HIPAA Business Associate Agreements
As technological innovations drive the healthcare industry to store and share more PHI online, it becomes more vital than ever to mitigate the risks that business associates – who have access to...
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Read5 Ways to Create a Culture of Patient Data Privacy in Healthcare
Compliance is an ongoing necessity for healthcare organizations across the board – but it’s not enough to tick items off a checklist to ensure that patient data remains protected.
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ReadWhat CMS and ONC’s Proposed Rules on Data Blocking in Healthcare Mean for Patient Privacy, Security
What is data blocking, and what do the ONC and CMS's proposed rules mean for healthcare privacy, security, and interoperability?
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Read4 Ways Healthcare Organizations use Machine Learning in Privacy
Across all industries, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming ubiquitous. With the power to improve the patient experience, it’s especially innovative in healthcare. HIPAA requires that...
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ReadWhat We’re Excited About at the 2019 HCCA Compliance Institute
On April 7- 10, 2019, the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) is hosting its Compliance Institute in Boston. With over 100 sessions, networking opportunities, and an exhibit hall full of...
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Read5 Types of Insider Threats in Healthcare – and How to Mitigate Them
Cybersecurity threats are happening constantly in healthcare – last year, a new breach was reported every day. From phishing attacks to malicious insiders, all sides can be left vulnerable. But...
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ReadCanadian Data Privacy Laws, Security Frameworks, and Cloud Compliance
In an increasingly digital world, personal information is becoming harder to protect. In response, many countries have developed and enacted privacy laws to strike a balance between information...
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