By Steve Spearman – Access controls are mechanisms that appropriately limit access to resources. Having and maintaining access controls are a critical and required aspect of HIPAA compliance, They also help authenticate and ensure the integrity of your EHR,
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By Steve Spearman – Performing a risk analysis is the cornerstone of HIPAA compliance, so it’s important to understand the regulations that require risk analysis, as well as how to conform to these rules. This week’s Q&A with Steve Spearman, focuses on understanding the essentials of risk analysis.
By Steve Spearman – In this week’s Q&A, HIPAA Chat host Steve Spearman spoke with Mike Pearson, information security expert, about the differences between penetration testing and vulnerability scanning and how these techniques can facilitate HIPAA compliance.
By Steve Spearman – If you haven’t heard, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center recently agreed to pay a $218,400 settlement to HHS for HIPAA violations, in addition to implementing a “Corrective Action Plan”.
By Steve Spearman – Conventional wisdom says that you’re trying to work with a patient’s health care analytics, you’ve got to use “clean data”. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, “clean data” is personal data your patient has generated on social media, but with all of the irrelevant or contradicting data removed in an attempt to make get the most accurate health information possible.
Lee Kim, Director, Privacy and Security for HIMSS North America, joins us on our next HIPAA Chat to share her insights on the topic of cyber security and discuss some of the results of a recent survey conducted by HIMSS.
Join Our Monthly Q&A with HIPAA Security Expert Steve Spearman HIPAA Chat is hosted by security expert Steve Spearman of Health Security Solutions. This monthly…