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fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month agoOCR's Latest HIPAA Guidance and Common HIPAA Pitfalls - DataBreaches.Net
As Theresa Defino recently reported, HHS OCR will prioritize risk assessments and expand its investigations into risk management in 2026. Alisa Chestler and Layna Cook Rush of Baker Donelson have summarized some recent recommendations from HHS OCR's January 2026 Cybersecurity Newsletter that regulated entities may want to pay increased attention to at this point: Patching Is a Required Risk Management Activity Legacy Systems and Unpatchable Vulnerabilities Are Not Excuses Unnecessary Software and Default Accounts Create Hidden Risk
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fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months agoAdministration announces investigation into health care providers "conscience rights" - LGBTQ Nation
HHS OCR opened a major investigation into an unnamed state health department for allegedly discriminatory behavioral health licensing practices affecting gender-affirming and abortion care.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
4 months agoHHS Civil Rights Arm Joins in Trump's Higher Ed Crackdown
In June, in an escalation of the Trump administration's pressure on Harvard University to bow to its demands, a federal Office for Civil Rights announced that the institution was violating federal law. The office released a nearly 60-page report accusing Harvard of "deliberate indifference" to ongoing discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students, which is illegal under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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