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How policymakers could tweak HIPAA to better protect abortion records

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And that is because HIPAA privacy protections weren’t prepared for this moment,” said Rep. to author the Secure Access for Essential Reproductive (SAFER) Health Act, which would prohibit lawmakers from sharing personal health information related to abortion or pregnancy loss without patient consent. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.),

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Don’t Get Caught Up With a HIPAA Violation

Drug Topics

Sometimes, breaches in information are the result of a simple mistake. How can those be avoided?

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Health data breaches hit an all-time high in 2023

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Odds are, you’ve gotten at least one of the unnerving letters in your mailbox this year: “We’re writing to inform you of a cybersecurity incident,” it might start. Read the rest…

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CMS: Providers may now text patient info, orders to care teams

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CMS said it now has more faith in newer, HIPAA-compliant secure texting platforms.

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STAT+: The next frontier in data privacy? Your brain

STAT

In the medical world, patients must consent if doctors want to share their private health information. But HIPAA doesn’t apply to these companies. Fewer than half of the companies surveyed encrypt their data and de-identify users. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Morning Rounds: Our newsroom’s favorite stories of 2023

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Health data breaches set a record this year “We’re writing to inform you of a cybersecurity incident”: If you’ve gotten a message like this from your health care organization, you’re not alone. Understand how science, health policy, and medicine shape the world everyday. Read the rest…

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STAT+: Google strikes deal with Mayo Clinic to comb patient records using generative AI

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The technology is designed to function like a super-charged Google search for health records, allowing hospitals to find and link information about patients to improve care and research.