HIPAA Technical Safeguards: A Basic Review
While no healthcare organization can eliminate the possibility of facing a data breach, implementing HIPAA technical safeguards can go a long way toward mitigating cyber risk. Under the HIPAA Security...Deadline to Report PHI Breaches Impacting Less Than 500 People Nears
Under the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, covered entities must report all protected health information (PHI) breaches to HHS. If the breach impacted more than 500 individuals, covered entities must...Legislators Introduce Bill to Modernize HIPAA, Health Data Privacy Laws
US Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act intending to modernize health data privacy laws to reflect the current tech landscape....GAO Seeks Feedback on Healthcare Data Breach Reporting
UPDATE 2/7/22 - GAO extended the survey deadline to February 11. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is asking HIPAA-covered entities for feedback on the healthcare data breach reporting...Sponsored by SecureLink