HSN CEO on NJTV discussing the next phase of the HIPAA audits
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NBC NY Reports on Medical Records Found in Trash
Mar 14, 2016
NBC news in New York is reporting that medical records from Mount Sinai Beth Israel Senior Health Center were found un-shredded in a public trash container. The documents were apparently discarded from the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Senior Health Center in Chelsea. NBC 4 New York viewer Chris Caeser contacted the I-Team when he discovered...
Another healthcare ransomware attack
Feb 29, 2016
First it was Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center that made headlines when ransomware disabled the hospital’s computer network. Now another California healthcare organization has become a victim. Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is the latest large healthcare organization to experience the pain of ransomware. According to the Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles County Department...
HSN President and CEO contributes to NJTV story on ransomware
Feb 23, 2016
Art Gross, the President and CEO of HIPAA Secure Now!, contributes to the NJTV News story on the dangers or ransomware. Watch the full story below (Click on image to start video)
The Aftermath of a HIPAA Data Breach
Feb 19, 2016
Quite often we hear about data breaches, but we don’t always hear about the consequences. On February 17, Memphis, TN media sources ran articles about a man who was indicted on felony fraud charges. According to a Commercial Appeal newspaper article: “Jeremy Jones is charged in a scheme to steal the identities of more than...
NBC Special Report: 1 in 3 American’s Info Compromised in 2015
Feb 12, 2016
NBC News had a special report on medical record theft. Medical record fraud is up over 11,000% last year and 1 in 3 Americans have been a victim. When your clients see this, be prepared to answer the question: What are you doing to protect my medical records? Watch the report below:
CMS Administrator Announces the End of Meaningful Use – NOT
Jan 19, 2016
Last week, Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), spoke at a health care conference. The text of his speech can be found here. His remarks touched on many subjects including Meaningful Use. The MU program is controversial because many providers feel, and with good reason, that portions of MU are...
HHS offers guidance regarding HIPAA and individual access
Jan 11, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding an Individual’s Right under HIPAA to Access their Health Information. The link should be bookmarked by all organizations as a reference for future guidance, questions and answers: http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/access/index.html Here is the introduction text from the guidance: Providing individuals with easy access to their...
HHS modifies HIPAA to strengthen the firearm background check system
Jan 4, 2016
CMS announced in a blog post that HHS has modified HIPAA to strengthen the firearm background check system. Today the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) moved forward on commitments made by President Obama to curb gun violence across the nation. Specifically, we have modified the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy...
IBM Says that 2015 is the “Year of the Healthcare Breach”
Dec 22, 2015
At the end of the year all kinds of publications and organizations publish yearly summaries to review the events of the past 12 months. Much of the time this can be positive publicity for a celebrity, firm, organization or industry. In this case, for healthcare, it is decidedly negative. Why has IBM made this proclamation? ...
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