Healthcare organizations face an unprecedented security crisis. Since 2018, the number of individuals affected by healthcare data breaches has nearly doubled—hitting 56 million last year. These ...

New federal rules for securing personal health data give insurers and medical providers more flexibility on IT than expected. That could lower compliance costs but create a potential legal nightmare ...

Among myriad acronyms in the healthcare industry, HIPAA is one of the most referenced. At the end of last year, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed major updates to this law — named ...

Encryption of patient data on hospital computers is now essential to protecting a hospital from legal and financial disaster, according to Robert Thibadeau, chief scientist for Wave Systems. A ...

According to health industry analysts, compliance with new privacy and security rules passed as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) will cost the nation’s ...

The use of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has revolutionized how healthcare is provided by allowing access to data and improving the coordination of care among medical professionals. But, the ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is required by law to perform periodic audits of covered entities and business associates to ensure their compliance ...

This guide includes everything employers need to know about HIPAA requirements, as well as a HIPAA compliance checklist.

Warsaw, Poland--(Newsfile Corp. - July 11, 2024) - Relevant Software, a leading provider of healthcare software development services, announced a significant milestone in its commitment to data ...

Westmoreland, Tenn.-based HOPE Family Health is notifying 8,000 patients of a data breach after an unencrypted company laptop used by a finance department employee was stolen. On Aug. 4, officials ...