Katarzyna Celińska

Data privacy has always come with a tradeoff. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have introduced a new, more efficient variant of PACPrivacy, a privacy framework designed to safe guard sensitive training data while preserving model accuracy.   What Is PAC Privacy? PAC Privacy works by adding carefully measured “noise” to algorithms so attackers can’t extract original training data.   Unlike older methods: - It automatically estimates the minimum noise required for privacy. -...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued new and updated guidance on the HIPAA PrivacyRule, bringing clarity to how protected health information can be disclosed and accessed in today’s interconnected healthcare ecosystem.   Key Changes 1️⃣ Disclosures in Value-Based Care Arrangements Covered entities can disclose PHI without patient authorization if the disclosure is for treatment activities within value-based care frameworks (e.g., Accountable Care Organizations)....