Health care privacy is a value woven into our daily lives, including popular television shows. Sometimes Hollywood gets HIPAA right but sometimes they miss!
Violating HIPAA could result in criminal prosecution and if found guilty, you can go to jail.
The enormous growth in Telehealth has spurred an increase in emails and texts with patients – providers beware – you need to follow HIPAA.
The Supreme Court and the FCC have recently reinforced patient privacy. Texting with patients is permitted, but HIPAA requires prior express consent.
A Pennsylvania cardiac monitoring service loses an employee laptop. The associated patient data breach costs the firm $2.5 million.
The FBI and HHS are investigating a fake HIPAA investigator. The fraudster uses fear of a federal investigation to collect Protected Health Information.
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