The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) must take significant steps to enhance its HIPAA audit program to ensure stronger protection of electronic ...

Members of the healthcare industry are generally aware of the HIPAA breach notification requirements. Those HIPAA requirements include (if the breach affects the PHI of more than 500 individuals) ...

Doctors in a meeting (Getty Images) The Department of Health and Human Services is responding to a growing threat of cyberattacks against the healthcare industry. Healthcare was the most breached ...

The American Medical Association and more than 100 other medical organizations are asking for official affirmation that providers are not responsible for HIPAA reporting requirements due to the Change ...

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights’ audit program was too narrow in scope to effectively assess data protections and reduce cyber risks in the healthcare sector, according to the report. The report, ...

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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights has determined that hospitals and other providers can require UnitedHealth Group to notify patients if their data was stolen during ...