HIPAA and State Public Records Laws
State public records laws, also known as open records or freedom of information laws, provide for certain public access to government records. However, HIPAA requires covered entities to take [...]
The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Institutional Review Boards
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). FDA regulations provide for review and monitoring of biomedical [...]
What is a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)?
A PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) medical system is a computer system used by healthcare providers. A Picture Archiving and Communication System captures, stores, distributes, and [...]
Phishing Emails Seemingly from Popular Companies
Phishing emails target recipients by posing as trusted entities, with the purpose of accessing the recipient's email account. Hackers have become sophisticated in drafting such emails, with 90% of cyberattacks [...]
New York Law Bans Sale of Patient Information
In October of 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation limiting the disclosure or sale of patient information by emergency responders. Specifically, under the New York law, emergency [...]
PHI Protection: How to Secure Healthcare Data
Healthcare data breaches have been highlighted recently, with several large breaches occurring over the last few months. Hackers target the healthcare industry as they hold a wealth of sensitive [...]
Overconfidence in Healthcare Data Security Putting PHI at Risk
Integris researchers conducted a survey in which they asked healthcare leadership to assess their data privacy maturity. They surveyed 258 executives from mid to large organizations, and found that [...]
What is a Security Patch?
What is a software patch? A software patch, also known as a security patch, refers to a corrective piece of software that addresses errors within computer software code. These [...]
AI Cybersecurity is the Future
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly utilized across a variety of industries as it streamlines and improves business processes. AI can also facilitate the quick detection of data breaches. Currently [...]
Unauthorized Access to Patient Medical Records
Unauthorized access to patient medical records occurs when an individual who lacks authorization, permission, or other legal authority, accesses data, including protected health information (PHI), contained in patient medical [...]
