The use of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has revolutionized how healthcare is provided by allowing access to data and improving the coordination of care among medical professionals. But, the ...

Healthcare organizations face an unprecedented security crisis. Since 2018, the number of individuals affected by healthcare data breaches has nearly doubled—hitting 56 million last year. These ...

Among myriad acronyms in the healthcare industry, HIPAA is one of the most referenced. At the end of last year, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed major updates to this law — named ...

In the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, protecting patient data has become more challenging than ever. With hospitals, clinics, and healthcare startups shifting toward digital operations, ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is required by law to perform periodic audits of covered entities and business associates to ensure their compliance ...

New federal rules for securing personal health data give insurers and medical providers more flexibility on IT than expected. That could lower compliance costs but create a potential legal nightmare ...

HIPAA violations don’t always come from malicious attacks or headline-making data breaches. More often, they stem from everyday mistakes, like misdirected emails and vendors that aren’t as secure as ...

Following the Supreme Court ruling that ended federal abortion protections, legislators, tech companies and users are asking how complicit tech should be in the prosecution of those seeking the ...

Healthcare professionals are finding AI to be nothing short of an asset in producing efficient communication and data organization on the job. Clinicians utilize AI for managing medical records, ...