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Divisions are becoming more apparent between patients and individuals on the one hand and some portions of the healthcare industry on the other hand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The start of a New Year represents new opportunities to refocus on HIPAA compliance efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The issues that engulfed HIPAA in 2019 were not necessarily new, although arguably approaches are beginning to change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Individuals are paying attention to organizations that they believe can or will appropriately hold and maintain sensitive and private information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The privacy of health information is receiving a significant spotlight as a result of big technology companies, such as Google and Amazon, making moves into the healthcare industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To effectively protect data in an organization's trust, security demands constant vigilance and an evolving approach to recognize the shifting nature of threats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The arguably more interesting question is what artificial intelligence, including both the development and use, is doing to privacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The arguably more interesting question is what artificial intelligence, including both the development and use, is doing to privacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The arguably more interesting question is what artificial intelligence, including both the development and use, is doing to privacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A recent settlement provides a clear lesson on the limitations of social media for healthcare organizations what they may post. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Determining how HIPAA is enforced can depend upon how the term enforcement is viewed and interpreted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The real issue of concern for most security executives is how to prevent or reduce the frequency of successful phishing attacks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Unfortunately, lack of awareness of important security practices is a primary issue plaguing security efforts in healthcare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Unfortunately, lack of awareness of important security practices is a primary issue plaguing security efforts in healthcare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

All organizations should get more comfortable with requirements under HIPAA and not unnecessarily block access to information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Unfortunately, lack of awareness of important security practices is a primary issue plaguing security efforts in healthcare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Unfortunately, lack of awareness of important security practices is a primary issue plaguing security efforts in healthcare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

All organizations should get more comfortable with requirements under HIPAA and not unnecessarily block access to information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Contracts between providers and vendors raise concerns about who actually controls the data and how it can be used. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While everyone wants to know what healthcare treatments cost in advance, deriving straightforward answers is difficult to legislate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While everyone wants to know what healthcare treatments cost in advance, deriving straightforward answers is difficult to legislate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As ransomware and cyber threats grow, providers need well-tested data backup plans, disaster recovery plans and emergency mode operation plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While consumers want easy access to their information, providers and health plans still face regulatory pressure to safeguard it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest substantial HIPAA action against an EHR vendor underscores the need to make sure the process is consistent and effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There are a number of lessons to take away from the TMI settlement, which involved a $3 million fine and corrective action plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Partnerships between non-healthcare entities and providers may aim to advance digital health, but they can face challenges, too. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The breach notification rule offers guidance, but interpretations of the standard depend on the legal requirement under consideration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Electronic clinical records systems bear some responsibility, and organizations must address multiple factors to ensure effective care delivery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Provisions of these HIPAA-required contracts should protect the interests of healthcare organizations and the sanctity of patients' data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Provisions of these HIPAA-required contracts should protect the interests of healthcare organizations and the sanctity of patients' data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

How best to enhance the relationship between clinicians, patients and other stakeholders is a refreshing change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Providers or organizations receiving overly broad requests can push back, and they are justified in standing up for their interests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With most issues resolved out of the public eye, there's a sense that the lack of overt public action means organizations aren't being held to account. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many of the conundrums of the past year have implications for healthcare organizations in the New Year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The request for ideas from the public could provide new approaches to protecting information in the value-based care era. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A Florida provider struggles to gain access to its cloud-based EMR data, and questions arise for all healthcare organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New IT companies may build solutions that are intended to help provider organizations, but development must factor in a multitude of federal rules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In helping entities correct issues and improve compliance behind the scenes, the focus of the agency's efforts seems to center on education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research into large incidents involving the loss of protected health information paints a pretty bleak picture of the state of security in healthcare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New care model offers broader scope of care, coordination of services and better outcomes for patients and providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The common belief is that the privacy regulations are impeding the flow of patient records, but the opposite is actually true, when HIPAA’s actual terms are correctly interpreted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As value-based care takes hold, providers will need access to information and precise negotiating skills to succeed when taking on more risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With providers using a variety of EHR systems, facilitating the exchange of data to ensure continuity of care remains vitally important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A $4.3M HIPAA judgment against the organization stemmed in part from its inability to follow its own policies on data protection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emerging practice so far seems to represent smart marketing, but consumer protection laws might come into play for healthcare organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emerging practice so far seems to represent smart marketing, but consumer protection laws might come into play for healthcare organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Healthcare organizations that enter agreements that secure the right to check on business associates may have an obligation to follow through. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While parents want to spread the good news of a birth, providers may unintentionally abet identity theft and run afoul of HIPAA by pairing pictures with personal information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There’s been growing support for using a single payment to fund all aspects of care for specific conditions, and information is crucial in coordinating care delivery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

HIT executives need to know how to prepare in the event their organization gets a request from OCR regarding a potential violation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]