Cybercriminals accessed Medicare data of more than 100,000 Americans by creating fraudulent accounts, prompting CMS to deactivate accounts and issue new Medicare cards.

Incorporating “augmented care” improves outcomes for patients, but heightens the exposure of hospitals, medical practices, and physicians to compliance pitfalls, particularly under HIPAA’s privacy and ...

Ultimately, HIPAA compliance in social services technologies is not just about meeting regulatory requirements—it’s about upholding the fundamental values of privacy, security, and respect for ...

Your organization has had a HIPAA breach—now what do you do? Who do you notify, and what must you tell them? Are you subject to penalties? We’ll explain that and much more below.

County officials said a data breach affected 14,081 individuals, and notices are now going out. Officials said, "Hamilton County Government is a Covered Entity under HIPAA.

The US government has published plans to update the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule, in a bid to address surging healthcare data breaches. The ...

Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) have been documented as presenting themselves as HIPAA-covered entities to their clients, even though most are not. This leaves CPCs free to disclose client ...

No matter how advanced your cybersecurity infrastructure is, it's often human error that opens the door for hackers. This could range from an employee clicking on a phishing email to misconfiguring a ...

Ethics and Morality HIPAA Compliance After a Patient Dies How therapists should respond to media requests in high-profile cases. Posted July 23, 2024 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk ...

Health care data breaches cause havoc to patients' credit, medical and other records. Last year, 133 million health records were exposed in breaches.

The New York City-based health system was fined $4.75 million after a federal investigation found that a former employee and stolen patient data from the EHR.

If the breach is large enough, HIPAA will require the covered entity to notify the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the media when it notifies affected individuals.