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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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OCR: HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Can Prevent and Mitigate Most Cyberattacks

HIPAA Journal

A large percentage of those breaches could have been prevented if HIPAA-regulated entities were fully compliant with the HIPAA Security Rule. Phishing is one of the commonest ways that cyber actors gain a foothold in healthcare networks. ransomware, phishing) and how to respond,” said OCR. Prevention of Phishing.

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Censinet Secures $9M in New Funding to Accelerate Third Party Risk Management in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Censinet’s mission is to take the risk out of healthcare,” said Ed Gaudet, CEO and Founder at Censinet. With the number of breaches escalating and ransomware now a direct threat to patient safety, the need for the healthcare industry to transform cyber risk management has never been more urgent.