Leaked data included patient files, medical histories, diagnoses, treatments plans, test results, and patients insurance information. The leak also included information on past and present MGH employees, including Social Security numbers, and pay rates.
The vast majority of patients want to receive test results online even if their healthcare provider has not reviewed the test results, according to a new ...
Telehealth and digital health advocates aren’t pleased with the US Drug Enforcement Agency’s proposed rules for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine after the expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
EHR deployment is not a one-time effort but a continuous process that needs to reflect changes in industry trends and care provision methods. Providers must review, update, and optimize their systems to ensure their efficiency over time. Here’s a step-by-step plan covering all critical aspects...
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.
Professionals throughout healthcare to gave their predictions for what will happen in patient safety and healthcare quality in 2023. Here’s what they had to say.
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 12
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.
