Waterford woman charged in privacy case

A local case illustrates a weakness in the federal patient privacy law commonly known as HIPAA.

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HIPAA changes could put healthcare IT companies on the hook

Changes expected to become law in coming months would make high-tech companies that deal with healthcare data - including those in the fields of biometrics, healthcare IT and even cloud hosting services that have healthcare organizations as clients - liable for data breaches under the federal HIPAA statute. But many such companies aren't aware the changes are afoot.

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HIPAA changes could put tech companies on the hook

Changes expected to become law in coming months would make high-tech companies that deal with healthcare data - including those in the fields of biometrics, healthcare IT and even cloud hosting services that have healthcare organizations as clients - liable for data breaches under the federal HIPAA statute. But many such companies aren't aware the changes are afoot.