John Schieszer, MA

HIPAA protects patients from unauthorized disclosure of personal information by covered entities such as medical practices and hospitals, but out from under the HIPAA umbrella, patients are mostly on their own, according to the authors of a recent report.

Older adults are especially prone to inappropriate polypharmacy because they commonly have multiple medical problems and see a variety of specialists.

The agency has issued proposed draft recommendations to guide incorporation of cybersecurity protections into medical devices at the time of manufacture.

States are enacting legislation that would require health care providers to violate patients’ privacy rights under HIPAA.

Patients rated female doctors more on their interpersonal skills and not much on their technical competence, a study found.

Proposed changes that could directly impact practices include shortening the timeframe for responding to patient requests for records.

Showing employees appreciation for their efforts is particularly important to engender their loyalty.

Breaches involving user names and passwords soared 450% in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with 2019, according to the ForgeRock 2021 Consumer Identity Breach Report.

Diffuse myofascial pain associated with fatigue and poor sleep hygiene have been noted in patients with long-COVID.

Medical information is especially valuable to data thieves for a number of reasons.