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OCR Guidance on Ensuring Equal Access to Emergency Services During Hurricane Florence OCR Guidance on Ensuring Equal Access to Emergency Services During Hurricane Florence

OCR Guidance on Ensuring Equal Access to Emergency Services During Hurricane Florence

Official guidance from the Office for Civil Rights

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As Hurricane Florence makes landfall, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and its federal partners remain in close coordination to help ensure that emergency officials effectively address the needs of at-risk populations as part of disaster response. If you believe that a person or organization covered by the Privacy and Security Rules (a "covered entity") violated your health information privacy rights or otherwise violated the Privacy or Security Rules, you may file a complaint with OCR. For additional information about how to file a complaint, visit OCR's web page...
Everything you need to know about the WannaCry / Wcry / WannaCrypt ransomware Everything you need to know about the WannaCry / Wcry / WannaCrypt ransomware

Everything you need to know about the WannaCry / Wcry / WannaCrypt ransomware

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I woke up to a flood of news about ransomware today. By virtue of being down here in Australia, a lot happens in business hours around the world while we're sleeping but conversely, that's given me some time to collate information whilst everyone else is taking a break. The WannaCry incident is both new and scary in some ways and more of the same old stuff in others. Here's what I know and...
Ransomware Fact Sheet Ransomware Fact Sheet

Ransomware Fact Sheet

Guidance from the U.S. Department of Human Services

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From the HHS Ransomware Fact Sheet: A recent U.S. Government interagency report indicates that, on average, there have been 4,000 daily ransomware attacks since early 2016 (a 300% increase over...
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Business Associate Contracts Business Associate Contracts

Business Associate Contracts

Sample Business Associate Agreement Provisions provided by the Office of Civil Rights

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From the OCR website: A “business associate” is a person or entity, other than a member of the workforce of a covered entity, who performs functions or activities on behalf of, or...
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