The department said the latest investments reflect an ongoing commitment to strengthen the security and reliability of the national health information exchange infrastructure.
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HHS announces restructuring of Office for Civil Rights to focus on religion
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The department is reorganizing its civil rights office to reflect an emphasis on religious and conscience-based rights enforcement.
An OCR investigation revealed that an unnamed actor infiltrated the cloud-based solutions provider’s network and posted the PHI of 15 million dental patients on the dark web.
The agency is hailing its strategy as the fulfillment of its commitment to enhance efficiency – but will it make personal health information any safer?
A letter from 100 industry orgs told HHS that healthcare providers would face an “extreme and unnecessary regulatory burden” under the proposals.
The case underscores HHS’s growing focus on business associates and the Risk Analysis Enforcement Initiative.
New detail confirms that patient information under HIPAA can be shared by health providers and also reaffirms broad data access rights by patients.
An investigation found that lapses in risk assessment contributed to a massive ransomware breach at the ambulance billing service.