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Ransomware stakes are life-or-death, says Ponemon report

Healthcare It News

Nearly half of healthcare provider respondents (45%) said ransomware attacks increased complications from medical procedures, according to a new study from the Ponemon Institute. "The average duration of disruptions caused by ransomware attacks has not improved and can last more than one month (35 days)," the researchers said.

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Four Healthcare Compliance Issues to Watch (March 2023)

Compliancy Group

Many factors over the past year have affected how your organization meets its healthcare compliance obligations. Here are four healthcare compliance issues you must have on your radar. The FBI reported at least 210 healthcare-related ransomware complaints in 2022. Learn More! × × Get HIPAA Compliant! Find Out More!

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Top Security & Compliance Risks in Telehealth

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Donna Thiel, Chief Compliance Officer at ProviderTrust. With the sudden uprising of COVID-19, the Department of Health & Human Services quickly took significant steps in securing better […].

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2024 HIPAA Predictions and Emerging Compliance Trends

Compliancy Group

At the end of 2022, Compliancy Group predicted that, with the COVID-19 crisis at last in the rear-view mirror, HHS would return to “normal” – would spend the bulk of its time and resources on traditional enforcement priorities. In 2023, OCR continued to enforce compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule right of access rule.

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COVID-19 and HIPAA

Total HIPAA

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent coronavirus outbreak, otherwise known as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) , a public health emergency of international concern. On March 11, WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic, detected in 114 countries around the globe as of that date.¹.

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Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Sixty percent of healthcare organizations have been hit with a ransomware attack in the last year , according to The State of Ransomware 2023 report from Sophos. Tesis Biosciences released a test that can identify those most in danger of COVID-19 complications based on genetic mutations.

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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

An all-hands-on-deck push from heroic physicians and nurses to save the lives of as many COVID-19 inpatients as possible. Ramped up ransomware incursions from aggressively opportunistic cyber crooks. Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation.

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