Compliance and Regulations
Stay up-to-date of data protection regulations updates and industry compliance standards evolution. Learn about HIPAA, GDPR and data protection laws, compliance requirements specific to your industry, and stay up-to-date on legal developments affecting security practices. Stay inform on notable data breaches and security incidents related.
Texas Lady Pleads Guilty to HIPAA Breaches
U.S. Lawyer John M. Bales has declared that Joneshia Cranford, a 33-year old inhabitant of Lufkin in the Eastern Region of Texas, has pleaded guilty to breaches of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Law … Read more
Alaska DHSS Arrives at $1.7M Agreement with OCR for HIPAA Safety Rule Breaches
The thievery of a moveable hard drive from a worker of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) possibly revealed the ePHI of about 2,000 persons. After an inquiry by the HHS Office … Read more
Online Patient Calendars Bring about $100K HIPAA Violation
Prior to displaying Safeguarded Health Info on any website, it’s necessary that the method is evaluated for safety dangers. If a website is maintained or owned by a 3rd party or a cloud service is … Read more
Negligence in Business Associate Security Results in 20K Patient HIPAA Infringement
As per a New York Times story circulated this week, the health reports of 20,000 patients of Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., have been announced online and available to the public for nearly a year … Read more