Don’t Get Caught Up With a HIPAA Violation
Drug Topics
AUGUST 31, 2023
Sometimes, breaches in information are the result of a simple mistake. How can those be avoided?
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Drug Topics
AUGUST 31, 2023
Sometimes, breaches in information are the result of a simple mistake. How can those be avoided?
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
UTHealth Houston, an academic medical center in Texas, is partnering with OpenAI to give clinicians, faculty and students access to ChatGPT tools to build custom, HIPAA-compliant AI solutions. UTHealth Houston unveiled a partnership with OpenAI on Friday to build and deploy algorithms for use in medical training and at the patient’s bedside.
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Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 2, 2022
HHS bulletin clarifies when pixel tracker use may violate HIPAA. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 15:21.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The HHS provides guidance on using online tracking technologies in a HIPAA-compliant manner. Learn how to ensure your analytics practices align with healthcare regulations and protect patient privacy.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 29, 2023
Healthcare providers continue to misuse patient data | HIPAA compliance is challenging, but healthcare organizations must cultivate it in all their operations, including marketing activities.
STAT
MARCH 7, 2025
After yet another record year for health data breaches, updated federal security rules to protect patient information are on the table in 2025. “It does raise significant issues about whether small practices and small institutions can effectively protect patient privacy in the new age we’re living in.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Office for Civil Rights brings 2 reports to Congress regarding state of HIPAA compliance and cybersecurity aburky Tue, 02/21/2023 - 14:54
STAT
MARCH 17, 2023
While the news media in 2022 focused on hospitals’ billions of dollars of losses , negative operating margins, and other daunting post-pandemic challenges , a set of costly modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services mostly flew under the radar. Read the rest…
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Amazon shuts down support for Alexa HIPAA-compliant programs for hospitals, payers. Thu, 12/08/2022 - 06:20.
STAT
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Linda Barbour thought she was more interested in the Change Healthcare cyberattack than most.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Care, which provides coverage for about 2.9 million people in Medicaid, Medicare, and Affordable Care Act plans, was ordered to shore up its data protection systems.
Pharma Mirror
JANUARY 3, 2022
Healthcare professionals who comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) will benefit by removing the risk of breaching the HIPAA rules. These are just 5 benefits among many advantages of complying with the HIPAA Rules. Their patients would feel secure with them.
PioneerRx
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Mobile messaging is a convenient and easy way to communicate with patients, but it also walks a fine line when it comes to HIPAA compliance. SMS texting holds the…
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
HHS' Office of the Inspector General released a report on Monday that badgers the Office for Civil Rights' enforcement of HIPAA.
Pharmacy Times
JUNE 30, 2022
With many ambiguous policies, pharmacists should refer to their State Boards of Pharmacy for guidance and should consider HIPAA implications.
Pharma Marketing Network
MARCH 8, 2025
Leverage first-party data to refine retargeting strategies while maintaining HIPAA compliance. FDA and HIPAA Compliance in PPC Fair balance requirements Ads must include benefits and risks equally. Patient privacy protection Retargeting must follow HIPAA guidelines to avoid privacy violations.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
CMS said it now has more faith in newer, HIPAA-compliant secure texting platforms.
STAT
JUNE 21, 2024
District Court Judge Mark Pittman ruled that federal guidance limiting hospital websites’ use of these trackers exceeds the Health and Human Services Department’s authority under HIPAA, according to an opinion filed Thursday.
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The US Department of Health and Human Services issued a new proposed rule Monday that would change how privacy protections for people with substance abuse disorders interact with HIPAA information sharing rules. Allows re-disclosure in most of the same circumstances in which it is allowed by HIPAA for other medical information.
STAT
DECEMBER 21, 2023
That number has more than doubled over recent counts, driven primarily by a surge in hacking and ransomware attacks on health care organizations regulated by the privacy rule HIPAA. Read the rest…
Pharma Marketing Network
MARCH 5, 2025
So how can pharma brands maximize their return on investment (ROI) while ensuring compliance with FDA and HIPAA regulations ? Work with HIPAA-compliant ad partners to safeguard patient data. Pharma PPC must comply with FDA regulations, HIPAA privacy laws, and strict ad platform policies , limiting targeting and messaging flexibility.
STAT
APRIL 17, 2024
But HIPAA doesn’t apply to these companies. Fewer than half of the companies surveyed encrypt their data and de-identify users. In the medical world, patients must consent if doctors want to share their private health information. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Banner Health pays $1.25M over 'pervasive' HIPAA noncompliance following 2016 hack dmuoio Fri, 02/03/2023 - 12:32
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Cassidy in a Thursday letter that painted HHS' recent policy regarding the technologies as an overstep of HIPAA.
Pharma Marketing Network
MARCH 19, 2025
Social media analytics should always align with FDA, HIPAA, and GDPR regulations to protect patient privacy and ensure ethical marketing practices. Pharma brands must ensure their social media practices follow FDA, HIPAA, and GDPR regulations to maintain ethical marketing standards.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 15, 2023
A Washington community hospital is paying settlement fees and implementing a corrective action plan after a Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights investigation caught numerous security | Twenty-three emergency department security guards at MultiCare's Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital were reported to have used their login credentials (..)
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
You may ask: Can an open protocol be HIPAA compliant? HIPAA does not specifically prohibit using and sharing open protocol-based software. The discussion around how to integrate an open-protocol approach into a complicated system governed by HIPAA has been going on for years. The time to cross that bridge has passed.
STAT
DECEMBER 22, 2023
That’s more than double recent counts, mostly spurred by a surge in hacking and ransomware attacks on health care groups regulated by HIPAA. As many as 116 million people were hit by large health data breaches this year, according to records from the HHS Office for Civil Rights as of December 21. Read the rest…
Pharma Marketing Network
MARCH 20, 2025
Marketers must ensure that their campaigns adhere to FDA, HIPAA, and GDPR guidelines to avoid legal complications. Pharma brands must follow FDA, HIPAA, and GDPR regulations by ensuring transparency, obtaining user consent, and presenting balanced messaging in advertisements. How can pharma brands ensure compliance in ad retargeting?
STAT
JUNE 7, 2023
Google said it has configured its generative AI tools, which can be used to create conversational chatbots, to comply with the federal privacy law known as HIPAA.
STAT
AUGUST 9, 2023
“The FTC is seeking to put developers of these kind of apps on notice that they, too, have responsibilities to protect health data,” said Angie Matney, counsel focused on data privacy at the law firm Reed Smith.
PharmExec
JULY 30, 2023
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STAT
AUGUST 25, 2023
As part of a “prompt-a-thon” in August at the medical center’s science building, the group had been charged with analyzing a patient record around the theme of equity using NYU’s HIPAA-compliant implementation of the buzzy OpenAI technology that can interpret language and generate text based on queries.
Pharma Marketing Network
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Ensure your campaigns comply with regulations like HIPAA and communicate your commitment to safeguarding patient data. Marketers should follow industry standards like HIPAA, ensure transparency, and work closely with legal teams to review campaigns. How can healthcare marketers ensure compliance with regulations?
Pharma Marketing Network
MARCH 11, 2025
HIPAA and Data Privacy Compliance Patient data protection is a top priority in pharma marketing. Adhering to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures that all marketing activities respect patient privacy.
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Since last year, the Alexa device has been certified to transmit and receive health information in line with the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its data privacy and security provisions, according to the online retail giant. billion at the end of 2018, according to market research.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 24, 2024
Last month marked a milestone in enhancing the prote | Recent modifications to HIPAA protections are only as good as the technology that healthcare providers and patients rely upon.
Pharma Marketing Network
MARCH 20, 2025
Additionally, privacy regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA are impacting data-driven advertising. This means companies must invest in compliance-driven advertising strategies while ensuring their campaigns remain engaging and informative.
Pharma Marketing Network
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Staying compliant with regulations like HIPAA and GDPR is non-negotiable. Analogy: Think of automation as your marketing assistant, working 24/7 to deliver the right message at the right time. Compliance and Privacy Matters Healthcare marketing comes with its own set of rules.
Pharma Marketing Network
JANUARY 11, 2025
Focus on Data Privacy: With increasing scrutiny on data collection practices, adhering to GDPR and HIPAA standards is essential to maintain trust. Augmented Reality (AR): AR campaigns, like those by Novartis, educate patients and providers through immersive experiences, making complex medical information accessible.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 26, 2023
The system said it was required by law to comply and that doing so does not violate HIPAA.
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Regarding juli’s own adherence to data privacy, Hein commented: “We follow a privacy-by-design policy that is HIPAA and GDPR compliant, and have extensive cybersecurity and data privacy controls in place to protect the privacy and uphold the trust [of users].”.
Pharma Marketing Network
MARCH 3, 2025
But with strict industry regulations, pharma marketers must strike a delicate balance between performance-driven ad strategies and staying compliant with HIPAA, FDA, and GDPR guidelines. A single violation of HIPAA, GDPR, or FDA guidelines can lead to hefty fines, legal action, and loss of credibility.
DiversifyRx
APRIL 6, 2023
Or you can use HIPAA-compliant form services such as JotForm as well. That way, you are HIPAA compliant and still make it easy for the patient to fill out their information. If you don’t already have a new patient form built into your website, you easily create forms through a free service such as Google Forms.
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