#Healthcare is and will remain prime #cyberattack target for as long as it is viewed as easier pickings. Unforutnately, that reality isn't changing much or quickly to protect #privacy. medcitynews.com/2025/07/health… #HIPAA

Survey of #Medicare and private #insurance beneficiaries provides somewhat surprising peek into #telehealth preferences. Satisfication high, but those who want to continue to use not as high as would expect. techtarget.com/virtualhealthc…

Efforts to undermine and make #abortion illegal continuing. New suit by individual challenges abortion by #telehealth w/ state law and #ComstockAct claims. Will not wind its way through #courts. 19thnews.org/2025/07/telehe…

What #consent is obtained from #patients before use of #ambientAI? Good question as practices can differ. Also raises good question of whether legally it is needed. techtarget.com/patientengagem… #HIPAA

#FDA may be holding panel meetings in sidestep to requirements from #statute to avoid more rigorous process and allow selective picking of #evidence. If avoid formal #advisory panels, likely see negative impacts. medpagetoday.com/washington-wat…

Strengthening #healthcare calls for a focus on #community. If appropriate #infrastructure is missing, sets initial hurdles that can be hard to overcome. fiercehealthcare.com/providers/op-e…

Now that #DEA has new administrator, interested groups making #healthpolicy push to encode remote prescribing changes. #Regulation has gone through iterations and delays, all short of what started from COVID. medcitynews.com/2025/07/dea-te…

Of course manufactured short-term impact of cutting #NIH and other #science budgets will have bigger long-term impacts. Can't underfund #research and advancement and not create last negative impact. statnews.com/2025/07/28/nih…

Add another #settlement to the post #databreach class action tally. Individuals can seek claims up to $6K for expenses fairly traceable to issue. Seems like a looser standard. hipaajournal.com/lake-charles-m… #HIPAA

Bad luck or enhanced target? #Healthcare system reports second significant #databreach in past 3 years. Improving #security takes ongoing effort. databreaches.net/2025/07/28/two… #HIPAA

#MachineLearning shown to predict #patient no-shows and late cancellations. Accurate #predictiveanalytics would help #physician practices a lot. techtarget.com/patientengagem…

#HHS OIG getting into #cybersecurity #audit space on top of OCR (which hasn't done much recently). Good sized northeastern #hospital found to have a bunch of issues. Smaller hospitals likely similar exposure points. hipaajournal.com/hhs-oig-audit-… #HIPAA

Image problem for #primarycare? Assertion of recent #study that says #meded students perceive it as not getting same prstige and #income expectations. Not good, but also not unfounded. medicaleconomics.com/view/primary-c…

Deleted and other removed #webpages from federal #healthcare websites, including #CDC and #FDA, slowly being restored in accordance with #court order. Relied on by #clinicians. Removed arbitrarily. medscape.com/viewarticle/ju…

#MobileDevices clearly have benefits in #healthcare. As with so much #technology though, establishing strong #governance needed to improve effectiveness. techtarget.com/healthtechsecu…

Always more #databreach notices coming out in #healthcare. Ongoing effort to maintain #security. hipaajournal.com/texas-gastroen… #HIPAA

Report suggests #patientsafety not where it should be. Events at #hospitals go unreported and uninvestigated in too many instances per #OIG assessment. techtarget.com/patientengagem…

$7.42M: reported cost of a #databreach in #healthcare. High, but down over $2M from prior year. Even with the decrease, not many orgs can afford a hit like that and also wonder if it captures all impacts. techtarget.com/healthtechsecu… #HIPAA

#Patients will be able to use #HSA funds to pay for concierge and direct primary care fees if charged by #physician. Will this cause bigger shift to those models? If does, how handle volumes? axios.com/2025/07/31/gop…

Round up of #databreach issues across #healthcare reveals a lot of suspicious activity and #cybersecurity exploits. Consistent story. hipaajournal.com/wood-river-hea… #HIPAA