In December, HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a request for information seeking input from the public in order to identify provisions of HIPAA that may impede value-based care or limit care coordination among individuals and covered entities, and which do not meaningfully contribute to protecting the privacy and security of protected health information.
The healthcare sector is a frequent target of cyberattacks due to the value of PHI, which is the target of financial identity theft and medical identity theft. To safeguard PHI, you need to know the differences among phishing, ransomware, and DoS attacks.
In this month's Product Watch, we look at a phishing and social engineering threat simulator that includes security awareness training intended to mitigate the threat of phishing and the risk of a data breach.
In this month's HIPAA Q&A, we answer your questions about making changes to patient records, the difference between consent and authorization, vaccination data, and more!
