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HIPAA Update to Include Cybersecurity Requirements for Health Care Organizations

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

An update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule is now underway with new cybersecurity requirements. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing new guidance for health care providers to help better prepare them on how best to respond to cyber threats.

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Healthcare Data Breach Statistics

The HIPAA Journal

The HIPAA Journal has compiled healthcare data breach statistics from October 2009, when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started publishing summaries of healthcare data breaches on its website. PA Business Associate 2,675,934 Hacking/IT Incident 45 2018 AccuDoc Solutions, Inc.

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HIPAA Update to Include Cybersecurity Requirements for Health Care Organizations

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

An update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule is now underway with new cybersecurity requirements. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing new guidance for health care providers to help better prepare them on how best to respond to cyber threats.

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Isn’t It Eyeconic? Vision Care in the Evolving Health Care Ecosystem

Health Populi

He shared this image from Cracked Labs which illustrates the many data sources beyond the legacy health care claim that stakeholders can access and, if used for good, can benefit patient care and health outcomes. Walmart, in particular, had a huge uptick in this during the 2018 holiday shopping season. for Americans.

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Health Is Social – The Social Determinants of Health at HIMSS19

Health Populi

This year at HIMSS19, we can take part in at least two dozen education sessions preaching and teaching the centrality of SDOH in patient care and revenue cycle management, and exhibitors who are bringing SDOH data elements and analytics into the electronic health record. What does “de-identification” mean in this scenario?

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#Engage4Health: How Patients Are Morphing Into Healthcare Consumers, for #HIMSS18

Health Populi

This blog appears today as part of a #HIMSS18 primer series for attendees, and the industry at large, to discuss major health IT issues that will help move health and healthcare delivery forward in 2018 – and beyond. The frequency of cybersecurity breaches in health systems is a risk factor eroding patient trust.

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Five healthcare trends to watch for in 2024 

Health Prime

From streamlining healthcare system workflows to patient care improvements with data-driven clinical decision-making, artificial intelligence revolutionized care delivery. In 2024, the industry will witness a heightened emphasis on robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive patient data from cyber threats.

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