A frequent issue among those working with HealthChoices data is accurately identifying the specific location where outpatient services are rendered, especially when the provider delivering care has more than one service location. The difficulty stems (more…)
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Launched in 2004, National Cyber Security Awareness Month is co-led by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infra structure Agency (CISA). (more…)
Ransomware and other types of cyberattacks against local and city government agencies are on the rise. Last month, the City of Baltimore was hit by a ransomware attack that caused most of its servers to shut down, disrupting (more…)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a discussion draft of its proposed Privacy Framework, which is currently under development. The purpose of this new, (more…)
A Pittsburgh area woman, Linda Sue Kalina, is facing substantial fines and prison time after pleading guilty to charges of wrongfully obtaining and purposely disclosing protected health information (PHI).
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In 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) began implementing Opioid Use Disorder Centers of Excellence (COEs) as part of the Wolf administration’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania. These COEs provide individuals with team-based, integrated behavioral and physical health care treatment. (more…)
National Data Privacy Day is Monday, January 28th. The theme for this year is “A New Era in Privacy.”
Data Privacy Day was introduced in the United States and Canada in 2008 by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) as an extension of Europe’s Data (more…)
Have you ever received an email from someone claiming to have hacked your computer and obtained proof of you in an embarrassing situation or engaging in inappropriate behavior? Does the sender threaten to expose your dirty secrets to your contacts unless you pay them off in bitcoin? Do they use your own name and email address (more…)