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David Feinberg, MD, head of Google Health, contends that the tech giant’s partnership with St. Louis-based healthcare provider Ascension complies with regulations on the handling patient data.January 19
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Tech giant Google continues to face criticism for the company’s reported efforts to obtain the health records of millions of Americans without their awareness or consent.January 14
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A data security incident at Chicago-based Sinai Health System may have exposed the personal and health information of about 12,000 patients.January 2
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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced that West Georgia Ambulance has agreed to settle agency allegations of longstanding HIPAA noncompliance.January 1
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Last month, Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, N.M., found malware on a digital imaging server containing radiological images and patient data.December 25
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A data breach at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has affected the protected health information of about 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries and 30 applications.December 19
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Updated guidance from the Department of Education and the Office for Civil Rights is seeking to clarify when students’ health information can be shared under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and HIPAA.December 19
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Virginia-based Sentara Hospitals will pay the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights nearly $2.2 million to settle potential HIPAA violations.December 2
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How NIST’s assessments of key characteristics for distributed computing can help measure maturity.November 11
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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has imposed a $1.6 million civil money penalty against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for HIPAA violations.November 8
