What the FTC’s New Health Breach Rule Means for Your HIPAA Strategy
Introduction: Digital Health Is Now Under Double Scrutiny In an age where healthcare data breaches cost over $10 million per incident, regulation is rapidly evolving to close loopholes in health data protection. The latest move? A revised FTC Health Breach Notification Rule that casts a wide net over digital health applications and consumer-facing wellness tools.... Continue reading
Penetration Testing for HIPAA Compliance
Penetration Testing for HIPAA Compliance: How to Prepare and Why It Matters Introduction: The Hidden Cost of Skipping Security Testing Healthcare data breaches continue to rise in frequency and severity. According to IBM’s 2023 Cost of a Data Breach report, the average cost of a healthcare breach is now over $10 million—higher than any other... Continue reading
The Anatomy of a Healthcare Data Breach
The Anatomy of a Healthcare Data Breach: What Went Wrong (and How to Prevent It) Introduction: Why Every Second Counts in a Healthcare Data Breach In recent months, ransomware attacks in the healthcare sector have risen sharply, compromising millions of patient records and causing widespread operational disruptions. These attacks are not only costly but also... Continue reading
HIPAA for Cross-Border Healthcare Partnerships
HIPAA for Cross-Border Healthcare: What U.S.-Mexico Partnerships Must Know Introduction: The Growing Intersection of Compliance and Global Collaboration As healthcare delivery and innovation continue to globalize, partnerships between U.S. providers and organizations in Mexico are becoming more common. Whether for medical tourism, outsourced administrative services, or cross-border research efforts, these relationships often involve the exchange... Continue reading