Archive for April 3rd, 2018

The HIPAA Security Rule allows healthcare providers to secure PHI while still adopting new technologies to improve patient care.

What Healthcare Providers Must Know About the New HIPAA Security Rule

This post, What Healthcare Providers Must Know About the HIPAA Security Rule, first appeared on https://healthitsecurity.com. Healthcare organizations are facing increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity attacks, which is pushing entities to remain vigilant in keeping protected health in formation (PHI) secure. The HIPAA Security Rule is a national standard that can help organizations maintain current and comprehensive healthcare data security. Established in 2003, the HIPAA Security Rule was designed “to protect the privacy of individuals’ health information while […]

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Lawmakers seek OSHA standard on workplace violence prevention in health care

Lawmakers seek OSHA standard on workplace violence prevention in health care

This post, Lawmakers seek OSHA standard on workplace violence prevention in health care, first appeared on http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and 12 other House Democrats have introduced legislation intended to curb workplace violence in health care facilities. The Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act, introduced March 8, would direct OSHA to create a standard that would require health care facilities to develop and implement facility- and unit-specific workplace violence prevention plans. According to the […]

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