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Preparing EHR systems for ransomware attacks
Experts weigh in on how proactive cybersecurity planning protects your patients.
Insider threats: How health systems can stop EHR snooping
Cyber threats can come from within a hospital's workforce, and proper training is required to stop them from stealing valuable patient data in electronic health records.
Shadow AI in healthcare: The hidden risk to data security
In addition to traditional shadow IT, shadow AI can make healthcare organizations vulnerable to patient data exposure and compliance troubles.
Top strategies for securing access to EHRs
Role-based access control, zero-trust models and blockchain provide ways to reduce friction in data access for healthcare providers while ensuring the right level of security within EHRs.
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Latest News
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UHG faces scrutiny over Change Healthcare loan repayment tactics
Two senators sent a letter to the UHG and Optum CEOs demanding answers about the company's "abusive" loan repayment tactics following the Change Healthcare cyberattack.
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RFK Jr. delegates Part 2 enforcement to OCR
The HHS secretary delegated the enforcement of the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records regulations under 42 CFR Part 2 to OCR in alignment with a 2024 final rule.
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DaVita ransomware attack impacts 2.7M individuals
Dialysis provider DaVita suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in one of the largest breaches reported to federal regulators this year.
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Microsoft-owned company settles MOVEit lawsuit for $8.5M
A Massachusetts judge preliminarily approved a multimillion-dollar settlement over a 1.2 million-record data breach at Nuance Communications stemming from 2023 MOVEit software exploits.
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OCR updates HIPAA FAQs following health tech initiative launch
OCR updated some HIPAA Privacy Rule FAQs in support of CMS' recent health tech initiative launch, providing clarity on permitted PHI disclosures.
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Change Healthcare data breach victim count rises to 193 million
The Change Healthcare data breach tally has settled at 193 million, nearly double UnitedHealth Group's initial estimates.
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White House health tech initiative sparks data privacy concerns
The federal government's efforts to improve the health tech ecosystem and build an interoperability framework come with potential data privacy and security concerns, experts say.
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Biggest healthcare data breaches reported in 2025, so far
More than 29 million individuals were affected by healthcare data breaches in the first half of 2025.
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Key HIPAA compliance considerations for agentic AI tools
Agentic AI tools, like any other AI-powered tools, come with HIPAA compliance considerations to ensure that PHI is protected.
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HIPAA compliance in the era of OCR's risk analysis initiative
OCR issued its 10th enforcement action under the risk analysis initiative, signaling to covered entities that compliance with HIPAA's risk analysis provisions should be a focus area.