The pandemic has placed virtual conferences, Zoom meetings, telehealth appointments, digital payments, and online social activities at the heart of day-to-day life. But with so much of our daily routines now taking place in the digital realm, Americans are rightfully increasingly worried about how their sensitive data is secured.

Though HIPAA-covered entities have been required for more than a decade to report patient data breaches to HHS, it was only recently (following a Freedom of Information Act request by Protenus) that the agency publicized statistics on breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals.

Protecting pediatric patients' privacy is an undertaking as complex as it is critical. 

Protecting patient privacy is not a simple task. This is especially true at sprawling healthcare organizations with growing case volumes, unrelenting resource constraints, and countless competing priorities, like one Multi-Hospital Integrated Health System in the Southwest.

Protenus is committed to helping healthcare organizations build strong, sustainable compliance programs that entail robust patient privacy monitoring. While advanced technology plays an important role in building a demonstrably effective program, it must be combined with the right people and processes for optimal results.