Complying With HIPAA When Using Social Media
Among other considerations, health care providers must avoid giving individual medical advice.
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Privacy Concerns Examined Regarding Use of Mobile Health Apps
28.1% of apps provided no privacy policies; 47% of user data transmission complied with privacy policy
Bluetooth Is Useful, Ubiquitous, and an Invitation to Hackers
Bluetooth is potentially susceptible to attack because it allows different devices to communicate over the air, according to a cybersecurity expert.
HIPAA Needs to Keep Up With Information Technology
Core provisions of the HIPAA legislation have largely remained unchanged since their inception despite rapid evolution of technology to keep protected health information from hackers.
HIPAA Changes Guidance Rules to Help Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic
The goal is to help public health departments collect information vital to their efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Proposed HIPAA Changes Promise to Improve Health Care Delivery
The Office for Civil Rights in the US Department of Health and Human Services announced proposed changes to strengthen patients’ rights to access their own health information, improve care coordination, and reduce regulatory burdens.
Address Possible Security Lapses as Your Practice Returns to Normal
To accommodate patients remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, practices may have expanded personnel access to protected health information and relied on devices that might be vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Cybersecurity Lessons and Trends to Review for the New Year
Use staff meetings or emails to keep current issues like phishing or social engineering in front of employees.
Preventing Phishing Attacks
Organizations can take steps to reduce the likelihood that employees will inadvertently click on a malicious link.
Do You Really Have a Handle on Your PHI Data?
Health care organizations must determine where protective health information (PHI) is held and where those systems are vulnerable to breaches.
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