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During 2020, the country focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. Between January and October, the healthcare industry became a […]
For healthcare data breaches involving 500 or more records, 2020 was a banner year. Unfortunately, 642 of these large breaches occurred this past year.
As it currently stands, hacking and other IT incidents tend to be […]
2020 was a bad year for healthcare data privacy. In fact, 2020 saw more data breaches than any other year since the OCR began publishing online breach reports. Not only that, but December was the […]
When you think about technology, does it make you want to throw your computer out of the window? A lot of people can find technology frustrating, but the HITECH Act, which is part of […]
With all the compliance mandates surrounding HIPAA, and the fines that have taken place over the past year, it’s easy to wonder who’s finding all these violations and who’s enforcing HIPAA. The main party […]
In late 2018, Anthem Inc., an independent carrier of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, settled two major claims made against them in the wake of a 2015 security breach that exposed the confidential personal […]
HIPAA legislation requires that when more than 500 individuals are affected by a breach of protected health information (PHI), covered entities are required to notify the individuals, the media, and the U.S. Department of […]
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