Another HIPAA Breach, Another Lesson
OCR’s Continued Use of Settlements By Matt Fisher Twitter: @matt_r_fisher On Wednesday, May 7th, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) for the Department of Health…
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Survey Shows HIPAA Security and Compliance Remains a Major Concern for Healthcare Organizations
54% of Organizations Cite HIPAA Security and Compliance Top Issue New HIPAA security requirements adopted under the Omnibus Rule issued almost 6 months ago has kept…
Top 12 Trends in Data Breach, Privacy and Security
A Decade of Data Breach First identified as an industry issue a decade ago, data breaches are now part of the consumer vocabulary. Check out…
Why Health IT Security Grows More Complex
Former DoD Cyber-security Analyst Addresses HIPAA Security Challenges By Anthony Brino, Associate Editor Government Health IT HHS’s Office of Civil Rights is starting enforcement of…
HIPAA Data Breach: Protect your data storage devices, backups, and train your staff
Don’t Join the HIPAA Data Breach ‘Wall of Shame’ Mike Semel Semel Consulting In compliance with the HIPAA Data Breach Notification Rule, more than 570 HIPAA data breaches…
HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Goes Into Effect
HIPAA Omnibus Effective Today The final HIPAA Omnibus rule enhances a patient’s privacy protections, provides individuals new rights to their personal health information, and strengthens…
Protecting and Securing ePHI a Top Priority
Preventive Medicine for Healthcare Providers: Fighting bugs and viruses of a different sort David Finn, Health IT Officer at Symantec LinkedIn Profile The doctor’s office…
HIMSS Hosts 1st Annual Privacy and Security Forum
HIMSS Privacy and Security Forum – Training and Focus David Finn, Health IT Officer at Symantec LinkedIn Profile What do Catie the Lobby Dog and the…
New Guidance for HIPAA Breach Response Plan
NIST Draft Publication Provides Guidance for HIPAA Breach Response Plans By Matt Wimberley, Santa Rosa Consulting The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just…