9.67 Million Affected by August 2024 Healthcare Breaches
August 2024 was a record month for healthcare breaches. Healthcare providers reported the most breaches, but one business associate reported a massive breach, tipping the scales to [...]
Texas Lawsuit Seeks Invalidation of HIPAA Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Rule
On April 22, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Final Rule, entitled “HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support [...]
Final Rule Strengthens Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Care
A mental health “parity law” is one requiring health plans to provide comparable coverage for mental health as it does for physical ailments. The nation’s first mental health [...]
HHS Withdraws Appeal of Online Tracking Technology Court Order
In December of 2022, HHS issued online tracking technology guidance. The guidance provided instructions for HIPAA-covered entities on how to use tracking technologies to gather information about [...]
4 Reasons to Use a Compliance Learning Management System
At least 60% of businesses lack efficient methods for monitoring employee compliance training, and many struggle to keep up with compliance and regulatory changes. This is the [...]
Using a Vendor Management Policy
Did you know 98% of businesses are connected to third parties that have experienced a security breach? With third associations comes a higher risk of adverse security [...]
The Ultimate Compliance Checklist for Companies in Healthcare
Ensuring compliance in your hospital, private practice, or healthcare company means safeguarding patient data, optimizing working conditions for employees, and promoting the highest quality of care. However, [...]
Mastering HR Compliance Training in Healthcare
Human resources (HR) professionals have a stake in their organizations’ healthcare compliance practices. Regardless of company size or number of employees, thorough HR compliance training ensures that [...]
Compliance Automation Software: Why You Need It
Multiple regulatory risks are arising as we head toward the next quarter of 2024. These risks range from privacy protection issues to AI usage within healthcare, Medicare [...]
AI Meets the Law: Colorado First State to Regulate AI in Healthcare
In May 2024, Colorado enacted the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (“Colorado AI Act”) - the first comprehensive artificial intelligence legislation (AI) in the United States (and with [...]
