Workplace security. Life safety compliance. HIPAA privacy and security. They’re all intertwined with a common goal: safety for healthcare employees and patients.
With that, we’re providing some HIPAA compliance tips, data, and information from regulators as we work toward a new year.
Last year, the healthcare industry hit a high of 45 million individuals affected by breach attacks, up from 34 million in 2020 and 14 million in 2018. That’s according to Critical Insight, which analyzes breach data that healthcare organizations report to the Department of Health and Human...
These threats are everyone’s game, and that means anyone in charge of life safety and healthcare security from a physical and technical perspective can be affected. And government regulators are taking cybersecurity very seriously.
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 10
These threats are everyone’s game, and that means anyone in charge of life safety and healthcare security from a physical and technical perspective can be affected. And government regulators are taking cybersecurity very seriously.
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 9
Last year, the healthcare industry hit a high of 45 million individuals affected by breach attacks, up from 34 million in 2020 and 14 million in 2018. That’s according to Critical Insight, which analyzes breach data that healthcare organizations report to the Department of Health and Human...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is crafting its 2023–2026 National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). ASPR officials say this guidance will present an opportunity for security leaders to take the...
More than 92% of patients say privacy is a right and their health data should not be available for purchase, the survey finds.
Savvy Cooperative surveyed 1,000 patients at the start of 2022 for the AMA, and found that they are worried about data privacy protections and confused about who...
Healthcare’s relationship with technology is complicated. On the cutting edge of care, the industry often struggles with nonmedical tools and processes that other industries have already adopted. These tools, however, can be vital to improving patient engagement and decreasing barriers to...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 7
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is crafting its 2023–2026 National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). ASPR officials say this guidance will present an opportunity for security leaders to take the...
