by Gary Pritts | Mar 31, 2012 | HIPAA
Hospitals and physician practices conducting computer security risk analyses for HIPAA compliance and for meaningful use (per HIPAA Security 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1)) must assess the threats and likelihood of occurrence. Because most breaches are never reported, accurate... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Mar 27, 2012 | CMS Quality Payment Programs
OK, Dick Cheney wasn’t president but was a heartbeat away. Both Dick Cheney and another former leader, Bill Clinton, have been in the news recently as a result of their heart conditions. Their previous histories of heart treatments have been widely reported in... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Mar 8, 2012 | HIPAA
HIPAA Covered entities, including hospitals and physicians who are implementing electronic records with hopes of attaining Meaningful Use and qualifying for federal incentives, are performing a computer security risk analysis, or risk assessment. Conducting regular... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Mar 2, 2012 | HIPAA
(Editor’s note, December 2015: while the information in this post remains relevant, 2015 could be called the year of the health care breach. During 2015 alone, approximately 1 out of every 3 Americans had some of their health care data stolen. New threats and... Read More
