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Top Solutions for Cybersecurity Regulatory Compliance

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HIPAA – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (enacted in 1996) is a series of regulations for the healthcare industry to ensure that patient data remains private and secure.

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Global Hospitals Embark On A Worldwide Medical Data Initiative

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Big data is changing the nature of healthcare. Digitization will improve the accuracy of predictions and efficiency of the healthcare system. What challenges does an unstoppable, but necessary process imply for the healthcare system? The market for big data analytics in healthcare is massive.

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Data Security Standards Are Evolving in Response to Rising Threats

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In 2018 alone, over 1,200 data breaches were orchestrated and nearly 450 million records were compromised. Electronic health records (EHRs) are meant to improve communication amongst healthcare providers, so patients can maintain continuity of care regardless of their providers, insurers and other variables.

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What Are The Most Common Tax Mistakes?

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Keep in mind that the standard deduction doubled in 2018 with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Forgetting State Healthcare Mandate. For federal taxes, the Affordable Care Act required individuals to pay the penalty for not having healthcare coverage. So you should check your state requirements for healthcare coverage.

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Blockchain: The Fall of Traditional Centralized Systems in Business & Finance

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Cryptocurrencies peaked in early 2018, specifically bitcoin reaching nearly twenty-thousand dollars, but then fell at three-thousand later that year, inevitably leading to the fall of other cryptocurrencies as reported by investopedia.com. Bitcoin has been very important for many businesses.

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AI is the Most Disruptive Marketing Trend Since the Printing Press

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There are many benefits to industries that implement AI; healthcare, finance, communications, retailers, and even art companies are making use of the technology. To put that in perspective, at the end of 2018, there were 2.5 Voice recognition.

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Workers’ Compensation Platform Uses Big Data For Better Outcomes

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billion on big data in 2018 alone. In recent years, most of the discussions have focused on the use of big data in health insurance, because healthcare accounts for such a large share of the economy. Exactly one year ago today, SNS Telecom & IT published a report highlighting the demand for big data in the insurance industry.

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