Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

EMR API integration may be the key to achieve better communication between care providers, systems, and offer scalability. Better Communication Between Providers Since EMR APIs are known to connect different systems together, they can aid in improving communication between healthcare providers.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

The AHA explained in the letter that Change Healthcare is a covered entity and, as such, has a duty to notify OCR and the affected individuals about any data breach, even in cases where Change Healthcare acts as a business associate. UnitedHealth Provides $2.5B

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This gets to transparency, regarding how these companies communicate privacy policies to users; and, for health care, this speaks to patients’ concerns about their healthcare privacy. Many personal information flows don’t fall under the HIPAA umbrella if the company isn’t a business associate.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 3, 2024

Your IT team should consider pen tests as well. Test them on what they learn as well. Another point it covers is communicating the incident to the OCR and patients. This would include a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis. These simulated attacks locate weaknesses across your network. Ensure staff training and education is ongoing.

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