J2 Global, Inc. Achieves HITRUST CSF® Certification
J2 Global, Inc., a leading provider of digital cloud-fax technology (DCFT), announced that eFax Corporate® has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.
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Chronicle of a Data Breach Foretold
By Arshad Noor – The “data breach of the year” involved more than 100M files containing sensitive information of consumer credit-card applications at Capital One. The story hit headlines for months, and with much reason—
Friends of Foes: Privacy and Artificial Intelligence
By Matt Fisher – Headlines proclaiming the next great application of artificial intelligence appear with a great degree of frequency. As much that is true generally, healthcare seems to receive potentially an even greater amount of such announcements.
$85,000 Settlement in OCR’s First HIPAA Right to Access Case
By Art Gross – Enforcement is in action. That’s what Bayfront Health-St. Petersburg recently learned when they agreed to pay $85,000 in penalties to the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights for a potential violation of the HIPAA right to access provision.
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: How to Protect Your Online Presence
By Anthony Murray – National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, initiated by the National Cybersecurity Division within the Department of Homeland Security and the nonprofit National Cyber Security Alliance, is observed in October.
Clarifying Confusions Around HIPAA and Power of Attorney
By Kayla Matthews – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, became U.S. law in 1996. Since then, patient privacy has been a top-of-mind concern for health care providers.
Dental Practice’s Response to Yelp Review Leads to $10,000 Fine
By Art Gross – Making dinner plans? Check online for reviews before you spend your money dining out. Ready to book a vacation? You’re definitely making sure the pool is as big as they say it is. How about when it comes to personal care? Do you check online to see if a medical facility is up to par?
Can I Post That?
By Matt Fisher – For the first time, a medical practice received a HIPAA fine as a result of an online post. The settlement provides a clear lesson on the limitations of social media for healthcare organizations and the need to carefully consider what information will be posted before clicking submit.
The Many Forms of HIPAA Enforcement
By Matt Fisher – How is HIPAA enforced? That may be a simple enough question, but it also contains more nuance than may initially be expected. Determining how HIPAA is enforced can depend upon how the term enforcement is viewed and interpreted.