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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) just announced an investigation into the recent cyberattack that affected Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealthcare Group.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is EVERYWHERE. There’s no escaping this disruptive technology, which is why it’s critical to learn more about the risks and compliance challenges associated with it.

Did you know that October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month? October ushers in all sorts of frights and delights -- including the terrifying prospect of cybersecurity threats!

Beware the Ides of March – and suspicious emails.

Hackers and phishing and spam – oh my! With frightful risks around every (digital) corner

Healthcare organizations are increasingly targeted by hackers, and data breaches are becoming more and more of a threat.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is gearing up to pay 4.3 million dollars in fines in civil penalties for HIPAA violations after the OCR accused MD Anderson of violating the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

This week on Compliance Conversations: I asked compliance and healthcare law expert Marci Swenson, “what do you think the hot topics will be for 2018.” And she gave us two answers: benchmarking and cyber security.