Telehealth and medical transportation company DocGo reported a data breach in an SEC filing on May 7. The company stated it identified a cybersecurity incident in which consumers’ protected health information was accessed and…
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty testified on May 1 before both the House and Senate about the seismic February 21 cyberattack of UHG subsidiary Change Healthcare, which was infiltrated by the ALPHV ransomware gang. He…
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In a discussion led by Aneesh Chopra (former U.S. CTO and president of CareJourney), executives from leading health systems and health tech organizations explored the gaps between consent to share protected health information (PHI)…
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The following is a guest article by Michelle Berryman, FIDSA, Executive Creative Director at Hero Digital
Patient privacy is the foundation of our healthcare system. Ensuring trust in the confidentiality and security of sensitive health information…
In a webinar scheduled for April 16 at 1pm ET, Aneesh Chopra, who served as the first Chief Technology Officer during the Obama administration and currently serves as president of CareJourney, will moderate a…
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DocuSign, the leader in electronic signature and contract lifecycle management solutions, and Velatura, one of the nation’s premier multi-jurisdictional health information exchanges (HIE) and health data utilities (HDU) recently announced a groundbreaking pilot project…
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By Jacqueline LaPointe
March 21, 2024 – OCR recently released updated HIPAA guidance for covered entities and business associates who use online tracking technologies that exchange protected health information (PHI).
The guidance addresses the increasing use of…
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Explore insights from HIMSS24 on safeguarding electronic protected health information (ePHI) and limiting unauthorized access. Michael Trzcinski and Vernon O’Donnell present strategies for deploying HIPAA-compliant approaches, discussing the risks and benefits of mobile access…
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Following an investigation into the breach of the protected health information of 14,000 individuals, the U.S. Health and Human Services and the Office of Civil Rights announced a $40,000 settlement with Green Ridge Behavioral…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that its settlement and corrective action with Montefiore Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital system based in New York City, resolves…
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