OCR: Healthcare HIPAA Compliance Report Finds PHI Security Failures
While many covered entities and business associates met HIPAA-required breach notification compliance requirements, an OCR audit revealed a host of PHI security failures for most…
Category: Health
A simple strategy helps doctors fight burnout. Could it work for the rest of us?
With the serious incline in what is known as “burnout,” it is now important as ever that we make sure we have a core group…
From weaponized AI to threats against the vaccine rollout, here are 6 cybersecurity trends to watch in 2021
by Heather Landi Could 2021 be the year that healthcare finally gets smart about cybersecurity? Many in the industry say real change needs to happen…
How Hospitals Are Handling Compliance In A Resource-Constrained Environment
By Nick Culburtson CEO of Protenus, leveraging AI to reduce risk and improve patient trust for healthcare systems across North America. This past year, healthcare…
Merit Medical to Pay $18 Million Over False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Violations
By Thomas Sullivan In mid-October 2020, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (MMSI) agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the False…
No insurance, no savings, no support: what happens when LA’s least privileged get Covid
Undocumented Filipino caregivers, South LA’s black neighborhoods and garment workers grapple with unequal toll of virus By: Sam Levin Lily has no health insurance, no…
Why 4 Technologies That Boomed During Covid-19 Will Keep People Home More After A Vaccine
” Even before the pandemic, remote monitoring of chronically ill patients had been shown to cut emergency room visits, hospital stays, and costs, allowing medical professionals…
Telemedicine takes big hit in federal healthcare fraud takedown in South Florida
BY JAY WEAVER OCTOBER 09, 2020 06:00 AM, UPDATED OCTOBER 09, 2020 06:27 AM A Consumer Alert from Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office concerned…
ARTICLE: HHS OCR Announces HIPAA Enforcement Actions & Data Regarding Hackers
“The best way for any provider to mitigate the risk of a cybersecurity incident and/or privacy violation is to have a third party conduct a…
ARTICLE: Racial bias found in algorithm used to predict healthcare needs of millions of Americans
“Predictive algorithms that power these tools should be continually reviewed and refined, and supplemented by information such as socio-economic data, to help clinicians make the…