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How To Maintain Business Continuity and Compliance During An Emergency

Electronic Health Reporter

Healthcare organizations know just how important it is to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule to protect sensitive and unstructured data such as patient records, scripts, discharge summaries, medical forms, authorizations, prescriptions, and insurance claims.

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Healthcare Data Security Breach: What to Do If Your Records Have Been Hacked

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These data breaches have affected millions of patients, putting their sensitive healthcare information at risk. In 2018, the healthcare sector saw 15 million patient records compromised across 503 breaches, which was three times the amount seen in 2017. The number of healthcare data breaches keeps going up year after year.

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Insider Breaches Reported by Providence Mission Heritage Endocrinology & Samaritan Health Services

The HIPAA Journal

Samaritan Health Services Samaritan Health Services in Oregon has announced that a physician who worked at its Lebanon Community Hospital may have accessed the protected health information of patients without authorization. An investigation was launched in November 2023, when unauthorized access was suspected.

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Simplifying Medical Documentation: The Role of Healthcare Document Scanners

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Agendas are filled to the brim, and stacks of patient records teeter on desks, demanding attention. Easy to set up and operate, they come equipped with features like automatic document feeders, optical character recognition (OCR) and secure, HIPAA-compliant cloud storage options.

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3 potential data and compliance breaches in your medical billing 

Health Prime

Unauthorized access to patient records Unauthorized access to patient records is one of the most significant data security threats in medical billing. This breach can occur when employees or external hackers gain access to sensitive patient information without proper authorization.

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7 Mistakes To Avoid When Selecting Healthcare Cybersecurity Insurance

Electronic Health Reporter

True Story: An employee at one New England medical practice stayed after hours to search patient records for gossip on her neighbor. […]. By Glenn Day, chief sales officer and practice leader of healthcare, HUB International.

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UnitedHealth Group Confirms Data Stolen in Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack

The HIPAA Journal

OCR recently announced that due to the impact of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, the decision had been taken to investigate Change Healthcare promptly to establish whether it was compliant with the HIPAA Rules. pharmacies and serves 129 million patients. What is HIPAA and does this Cyberattack Break the Law?

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