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The increasing use of apps provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs is meant to improve access to patient health and benefits information in convenient digital platforms. However, members of Congress are worried that this electronic data is vulnerable.February 13
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In the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the HHS Office for Civil Rights is detailing how patient information can be shared to protect public health under the HIPAA privacy rule.February 4
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The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has voided certain HIPAA health record access requirements, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights.January 30
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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
