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There are a large number of potential attack vectors on any network. Medical devices on a healthcare network is certainly one of them. While medical devices represent a potential threat, it is important to keep in mind that the threat level posed by any given medical device should be determined by a Security Risk Assessment...
Now that the 2015 HIPAA Audits have begun, organizations are reevaluating their HIPAA compliance posture. This is a good thing being that an organization will have very little time to respond to pre-audit and audit inquiries from the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). On the other hand, some organizations are evaluating the risk of being...
Krasner brings 25 years of IT and seven years of Healthcare IT, HIPAA and Meaningful Use experience to HIPAA Secure Now! Morristown, NJ (PRWEB) June 04, 2015 HIPAA Secure Now!, a HIPAA compliance service provider, has named Jonathan Krasner to the position of Director of Business Development. Krasner was hired to expand the company’s MSP...
There has been a lot of talk about the next round of HIPAA Audits. While the rollout of the audits have been delayed a few times, it now looks like they are about to start. The clear sign is that a the pre-audit survey has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)....
Starbucks has a big problem. Don’t worry, they will still sell you their $5 cup of coffee. The problem they are dealing with is the repercussions of a data breach. The breach is connected with Starbucks’ mobile app. The Starbucks’ mobile app makes it incredible easy to buy a cup of coffee. Customers love the...
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has just released a valuable resource called: Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information Here is a look at the information included in the guide: [framed_box bgColor=”#ffd390″] Understand a HIPAA / Meaningful Use Risk Assessment Organizations need to perform a Risk Assessment...
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) will begin auditing individual providers to determine if they met Meaningful Use requirements. Currently the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) is auditing providers through contractor Figliozzi & Co. The CMS audits look to see if providers met the Meaningful Use measures...
Today started like every other day until I opened an email from a client. Below is a excerpt of the email: I Won I Won I Won I won the audit. Many thanks to you. I have been giving out your website and phone # to everyone I know. I cannot thank you enough. We...
Interesting Infographic on healthcare professionals’ knowledge of HIPAA regulations from NueMD [framed_box bgColor=”#ffd390″] Free HIPAA Security Training! All Covered Entities and Business Associates need to train their employees on HIPAA security. We now offer free online HIPAA security training for Covered Entities and Business Associates. Find out more about our free training and send...
After performing over 1,000 HIPAA Security Risk Assessments, you can imagine that we have heard some ridiculous statements concerning HIPAA. There is a LOT of misinformation about HIPAA. Here are the Top 10 ridiculous overheard HIPAA statements: 10) My IT company won’t sign the Business Associate Agreement because they said it is not valid unless...
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