By David Burda – I’ve probably checked hundreds of boxes that said I read, accept and/or agree to a company’s privacy policy. Have I read any of the policies? Not a one. I’m taking a leap of faith that a company protects my personal information.
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By Art Gross – The Office for Civil Rights isn’t offering leniency just because you’re a small business. Action will be taken, despite the impact that a HIPAA fine can have on this sector of healthcare. And as eleven recent investigations prove the point, many of those were small practices.
By Art Gross – Healthcare faces threats from cybercriminal activity at rates that continue to rise. The patient data that they access and maintain is valuable on the dark web in more ways than one. It can be an access point for a greater breach and then used to manipulate or steal identities and attack victims individually.
In an effort to help health care organizations protect patients’ personal health information, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has updated its cybersecurity guidance for the health care industry.
By Matt Fisher – After a bit of a lull, meaning pretty much a full calendar quarter, the Office for Civil Rights is back with another HIPAA settlement. The newest settlement involves Oklahoma State University – Center for Health Sciences and a malware incident.
Sponsored: Atlantic.Net, Inc. HIPAA-Compliance is an important but complicated world. It’s somewhere that every healthcare worker in the U.S. needs to take the time to visit to become fully aware of the legislative implications on their work-life.
By Art Gross – In 2007 the Guide to Medical Privacy Law was published. It indicated that on multiple occasions hospitals, EMT services, schools, and other public agencies were incorrectly withholding news out of a fear of violating HIPAA policy. Often, there isn’t a clear understanding as to what constitutes exceptions to HIPAA and who can say what.
By Matt Fisher – Concerns about the scope of compliance with a growing host of regulations in healthcare are mounting. It is fully acknowledged that healthcare is subject to a myriad of regulations that often create confusing, if not contradictory requirements for organizations.
By Art Gross – The HIPAA Omnibus Rule was established to identify and further outline accountability within the entities of healthcare regarding patient data. To understand the HIPAA Omnibus Rule and how it affects these entities, we need to understand who and what are the “moving parts” that make up the operation.