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HIPAA Exceptions

HIPAA Journal

The text of the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is full of HIPAA exceptions – adding to the complexity of complying with the Act and often resulting in organizations and public agencies applying far more stringent restrictions than necessary. And there are many HIPAA exceptions. pharmacists).

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Know Your Adversary: HC3 Shares Details of Chinese APT Groups Targeting the Healthcare Sector

HIPAA Journal

The healthcare industry is actively targeted by financially motivated cybercriminal gangs; however, state-sponsored hacking groups also seek access to healthcare networks and are actively targeting healthcare providers and other entities in the healthcare and public health sector. healthcare organizations.

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HHS Shares Information on Advanced Persistent Threat Groups Linked with the Russian Intelligence Services

HIPAA Journal

Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a threat brief providing information on the cyber organizations of the Russian Intelligence Services which pose a threat to organizations in the United States, including the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector.

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July 2022 Semi-Annual Health IT Market Review

HIT Consultant

Public HIT companies were not spared in the market downturn that began in January 2022, losing an astonishing 34% over the last 6 months, with an overwhelming 56 out of 68 tracked companies ending the first half of the year with negative returns.