Every click, swipe, and keystroke can lead to a breach in today’s digital healthcare landscape. Robust data protection procedures have never been more critical.
The conclusion of the COVID-19 public health emergency has led to the termination of the Office for Civil Rights’ relaxed enforcement and providers are in the midst of a 90-day transition period back to full compliance with the HIPAA rules for telehealth.
In this article, we will dissect the latest significant breach reported by the Office of Civil Rights. It involved MedEvolve Inc. and resulted in a $350,000 fine. We’ll explore the potential preventive strategies that healthcare entities can implement.
Learn which rules and regulations are changing as providers navigate the post-COVID-19 public health emergency transition period to full OCR compliance with HIPAA telehealth rules.
