Don’t Use Internet Explorer, says Microsoft Cybersecurity Chief
Internet Explorer is a “compatibility solution” not a “modern browser”, explains Microsoft’s lead for cybersecurity in a recent blog post.
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2018 Was a Record Year for HIPAA Penalties
OCR totaled a record $28.7 million in HIPAA enforcement actions in 2018. OCR targets a wide variety of organizations. Eagle Consulting Partners offers an array of services to assist you with HIPAA compliance.
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New Guidance from OCR: Patching Software is Not Optional!
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) published its Guidance titled “Guidance on Software Vulnerabilities and Patching”, in its June 2018 newsletter. In this Guidance, OCR stated that “identifying and mitigating the... Read More
Who are the Threats to Public Health Information?
A key component of any risk analysis and risk management program is understanding who the threats to your organization’s PHI data are.
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Model Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) for Business Associates
Entities who are Business Associates need a model BAA to use with their customers, and may also have subcontractors for which a BAA is also needed. Should you use the same agreement? Probably not! Eagle recently updated the model BAA included in our various HIPAA... Read More
What Is GDPR?
GDPR is an EU regulation that governs the handling and processing of EU citizen data. What does this mean for healthcare data compliance in the U.S.?
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