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Debilitating cyber attacks on healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) continue to pose a major threat to public health. Over half of the healthcare data breaches in January 2023 were caused by a hacking or IT related incident, and nearly 700,000 personal health records were exposed or stolen, according to the HIPAA Journal.
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Despite the best intentions, healthcare organizations can struggle with consistently and reliably collecting precise patient information and matching individuals to their medical records. The consequences of patient misidentification and mismatching can be severe, ranging from medical errors to adverse effects on the bottom line. Patient misidentification also makes it difficult for organizations to track their costs and determine the total cost of care in risk-based arrangements.
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This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a January newsletter with a focus on cyber extortion. The healthcare industry is in the...
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A recent HHS ruling aims to better align Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Record regulations with HIPAA. Here’s a look at the changes, benefits, and challenges.
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HHS is proposing major changes to HIPAA for the first time in more than a decade, aiming to strengthen cybersecurity protocols for electronic health data. Healthcare cybersecurity leaders are mainly in favor of the proposal — though there are some concerns that smaller providers will struggle with the financial and operational burdens of compliance.Among myriad acronyms in the healthcare industry, HIPAA is one of the most referenced.
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Hospitals in New York are currently working together to eliminate medical errors and improve clinical outcomes with new cutting-edge technology in place.
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Shadow IT is rampant in many organizations, representing as much as 50 percent of a company's technology spending, on average. And it can have a number of consequences for a business. First and...
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The Digital Healthcare Conference 2010 occurred last week in Madison, WI, under the theme of “Healthcare IT in transition.” Imprivata Chief Medical Officer Dr. Barry P. Chaiken served as the conference chair for this event, which boasted an impressive agenda that kicked off with KLAS Founder and Chairman Kent Gale exploring the obstacles to physician adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs). Gale’s “Top Ten” list highlighted common things that stand in the way of EMR adoption, and the takeaway from the entire session aimed to get attendees to see how establishing transparent workflow can lead to physicians truly embracing EMRs.