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House Committee Advances Bill Preventing OSHA From Implementing Heat Standard

HIPAA Journal · · US Federal · Healthcare Privacy

A bill that seeks to prohibit the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from issuing a standard […] The post House Committee Advances Bill Preventing OSHA From Implementing Heat Standard appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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GAO Report Identifies Potentially Duplicative Cyber Reporting Requirements for Critical Infrastructure

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AnMed Closes Almost 80 Facilities While it Grapples with Cyberattack

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MCBS Announces Cybersecurity Incident Impacting 1.26M Individuals

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Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm

Doctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in England UK politics live – latest updates Business live – latest updates A US private equity firm will take control of NHS patient records in a deal experts say should “ring alarm bells” amid concerns sensitive health data is increasingly being handed to private companies. The investment firm TPG has bought Optum UK, the healthcare technology business behind the electronic patient record system used by most GP practices in England, in a deal worth about $400m (£300m). Continue reading...

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