By Matt Fisher – The ongoing enforcement effort from the HHS Office for Civil Rights around the HIPAA right of access continues to run in full swing. The continuous enforcement actions reflect a number of different issues.
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The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of November that we think deserve sharing again.
By Matt Fisher – An important part of establishing strong security for an organization rests with how it interacts with its vendors. The creation of a chain of entities creating, interacting with, storing, or otherwise handling sensitive patient information starts at the top, but can easily and frequently go down many layers.
By Matt Fisher – As 2021 starts to quickly draw to a close, instead of focusing on what could happen in 2022, what could the remaining roughly month and a half of this year have in store? Any crystal ball will always admittedly be murky in most instances, but that is arguably where some of the fun can come in too.
By Matt Fisher – Security will only be as good as the design and implementation behind it. Acknowledging those realities is important to help ensure that security is actually built into systems and that data are actually protected. However, what is behind those concepts? That is where the nuance will arise.
By Matt Fisher – How should patients be able to access healthcare services? The question is becoming more nuanced given the growth and expansion of telehealth. Prior to COVID-19 driving the implementation of telehealth, access to healthcare services had largely been the same for years. Access focused on patients going to a physician’s office, a hospital, or other facility.
By Matt Fisher – The spotlight continues to shine brightly on HIPAA, especially as an excuse, when it comes to professional athletes responding to questions around COVID vaccine status. The most recent string of erroneous responses started strongly over the summer when NFL training camps kicked into gear.
This is our ongoing reporting on how AI is being integrated into healthcare technology. We are seeking out the thought leaders and innovations that are moving the needle forward which include Deep Lens, Pacific Cancer Care, DreaMed Diabetes, Proscia, ePlus Inc., Twin Health, OneMedNet, Arterys, GNS Healthcare, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Aidoc, Subtle Medical, & more.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and this is week 1: Be Cyber Smart, We have rounded up some of our cybersecurity experts to weigh in on what is being cyber smart.