Keeping up with cybersecurity is essential to HIPAA compliance

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Abstract: Both as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other developments in the medical arena, practices have increasingly relied on technology, including the much wider use of telehealth as well as electronic health records. This article notes that though technology is giving physicians, medical staffs and patients much easier access to critical information, it’s also opened the door for fraudsters and hackers to steal or corrupt this data. The article discusses why it’s important to continue to follow the latest protocols for handling protected health information.