Day Pitney attorneys Jim Bowers and Rick Harris wrote a May 11 article for the Connecticut Law Tribune titled "Cybersecurity Compliance Poses Challenge for Providers." The article discusses recent data breaches that have affected the healthcare industry, risks to unsecured electronic protected health information (ePHI) and related HIPAA issues, and the elements of an effective cybersecurity program, including the need for providers to conduct periodic privacy and security risk assessments.
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