The Security Rule under the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires dental providers, as HIPAA-covered entities, to adopt adequate means for safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI). One of these safeguards…
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released a new edition of its online OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter, dated October 2022. The Newsletter reviews security procedures to follow in the event of a…
On July 29, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a joint collaboration with the US Department of Defense to procure and make available reformulated COVID-19 vaccines to target circulating Omicron subvariants. Updated Moderna and Pfizer…
Recently, there have been more and more reports about cyberattacks affecting businesses of all sizes nationwide. The latest one affecting the dental industry struck the American Dental Association (ADA) on April 22, 2022, when hackers targeted their networks, forcing the…
On August 18, 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Joint Statement from US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and medical experts that calls for a COVID-19 booster shot for all vaccinated individuals.…
On April 29, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is planning to update the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800—66, Revision 1, An Introductory…
