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Criminal Investigation for Alleged HIPAA Violations
A former employee of ACM Global Laboratories, part of Rochester Regional Health, is being accused of continuously accessing a co-worker’s protected health information (PHI) without authorization. Kristina Ciaccia, the victim of [...]
The HIPAA Security Rule and Vulnerability Scans
Under the HIPAA Security Rule, covered entities must implement safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI). ePHI is any protected health information that is [...]
Security Breaches in Healthcare Skyrocket
At the end of 2019, Black Book Market Research conducted a study, surveying 2,876 security professionals from 733 healthcare provider organizations, to determine trends in security breaches in healthcare. The data they discovered indicated [...]
What is a HIPAA Limited Data Set?
Under HIPAA, a limited data set is protected health information (PHI) that excludes certain direct identifiers of an individual, or certain direct identifiers of relatives, employers, or household members of the individual. [...]
What are the Results of OCR’s HIPAA Enforcement Efforts?
OCR has conducted HIPAA enforcement by investigating and resolving over 27,109 cases by requiring changes in privacy practices and corrective actions by, or providing technical assistance to, HIPAA covered entities and their business associates. [...]
HIPAA Patient Right to Amend PHI
It seems hard to imagine this now, but three decades ago, before HIPAA was signed into law, a patient’s legal right to amend or correct a mistake in his or her [...]
