Health care providers should evaluate their use of “tracking technologies” on their websites and mobile applications (apps) for compliance with HIPAA. According to OCR, tracking technology is a script ...

With the average cost of a cyberattack at $4.24 million in 2021, and with the health care sector the hardest-hit by ransomware attacks in 2021, it is hard to believe every health care provider – from ...

Data privacy and security are a rapidly expanding area of regulatory activity and patient attention. For most health care providers, central data privacy and security legal obligations flow from the ...

LAS VEGAS — Long-term care providers who have had their attention diverted by pandemic and other urgent matters need to start preparing for new HIPAA requirements as soon as possible, a pair of health ...

When Congress adopted HIPAA in 1996 there was a great deal of commotion surrounding the new information-handling rules. Healthcare organizations spent considerable time and money on training. This was ...

Dozens of class-action lawsuits are pending against health care providers alleging their websites shared patient information with social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram, and more are being ...

Credit: Getty Images Medical facilities are attractive targets for cyber criminals because of their technological dependence and sensitive data. An update to the Health Insurance Portability and ...

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A major provider of behavioral health services to US nursing homes has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle allegations it failed to adequately protect private patient information. The Department of ...

Curt Varone gives fire departments and EMS providers what they need to know in the wake of the Department of Health and Human Services' revisions on HIPAA compliance. Medical records are a prime ...