Physicians Find Security In The Cloud
Publication: InformationWeek Healthcare practices are increasingly partnering with trusted cloud service providers to provide enhanced data security along with improved efficiency of IT operations.
Fine of $1,689 per lost unencrypted record!
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) levied $1,975,220 in fines on two entities for HIPAA violations. Both entities had breaches related to lost laptops that were not encrypted to protect the patient information. Concentra Health Services (Concentra) was handed down a $1,725,220 for a stolen laptop that...
Infographic – How to create the perfect password
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Good insight into new HHS Security Risk Assessment Tool
There is an article over at HealthIT Security that discusses the new Department of Health and Human Services – HHS security risk assessment tool. The article interviews Alisa Chestler a shareholder in the Washington, D.C. office of Baker Donelson. Alisa shares many of the same thoughts I had when I reviewed the tool for the...
Colleagues In Cuffs: When Employees Steal Patient Records
Publication: InformationWeek The Queens County DA recently arrested two Jamaica Hospital employees for stealing patient data, a lucrative crime occurring at hospitals across the nation.
One Guy’s Opinion: MSPs and HIPAA Compliance
Publication: Recovery Zone It’s important for MSPs to understand what HIPAA compliance is, what they can do to be HIPAA compliant, and what might happen if they try to service clients in the medical field without being HIPAA compliant. Luckily, our friend Guy Baroan, expert MSP and owner of IT solutions provider Baroan Technologies, knows...
Fear OCR like you do the IRS
Have you ever received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? The letter might be due to a discrepancy on your tax return, a notice of interest due or that your tax return is being audited. Remember the fear that overwhelms you just seeing the letter from the IRS. Even if you have done...
ONC provides insight on protecting mobile devices
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has updated their website with with very useful information on protecting patient information on mobile devices. Click on image below to access the ONC Mobile Device Security Page ONC has also published a Mobile Device Fact Sheet
Your clients aren’t worried about HIPAA
Publication: MAX IQ The hard reality is that a lot of organizations including HIPAA Covered Entities (physicians, dentists, chiropractors) and their Business Associates (IT, medical billing, transcriptionists, and lawyers) aren’t overly worried about complying with HIPAA.
HIPAA Secure Now Voted Best Vendor at ASCII IT SMB Success Summit in Austin, TX
Austin, TX — (SBWIRE) — 03/25/2014 — HIPAA Secure Now! (HSN) was voted best vendor at the ASCII IT SMB Success Summit held in Austin, TX. The ASCII event was well attended by Managed Service Providers (MSPs). HSN was represented by Art Gross HSN President and CEO and Patrick Felicetta HSN National Partner Relations. Gross...
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