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Who should notify patients when cyberattacks breach their data?

The AMA supports a proposed new cyber incident reporting rule, but emphasizes that health insurance companies must be subject to the same regulation.

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Cybersecurity must be an essential element of every physician practice

Effective cybersecurity preparedness and resiliency requires a team effort to build a shared culture of security awareness.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of July 22, 2024

In the news: Tech outage grinds health care to a halt, coaching decreases physician burnout, twice yearly shot prevents HIV, HHS restructures ONC and more.

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July 12, 2024: National Advocacy Update

AMA submits comments on CISA cybersecurity reporting proposed regulation and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Privacy, confidentiality & medical records: CEJA reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic for the Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs (CEJA) presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

Ethical & Judicial Affairs
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of June 24, 2024

In the news: Cyberattacks cost $11M, U.S. sees increased dengue fever risk, multivitamins don’t improve life expectancy, prescribing for OUD falls short and more.

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June 28, 2024: National Advocacy Update

New exception for filing No Surprises Act claim due to Change Healthcare cyberattack and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of May 20, 2024

In the news: Senate finance committee Medicare pay push, cyberattack HIPAA reporting requirements, H5N1 avian flu and more.

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Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, discusses recent cyberattacks & their impact

In an appearance at MSNBC's Morning Joe, AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, discusses the recent cyberattacks and their impact on patients and physicians.

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