by Gary Pritts | Jun 26, 2014 | HIPAA
Webinar on June 26 will explain how your organization can install and use these model notices. HHS Office for Civil Rights and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology invite health care providers and health plan representatives to... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 25, 2014 | HIPAA
Parkview Health System, Inc. (Parkview Health) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). ... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 23, 2014 | HIPAA
An employee at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego inadvertently emailed a spreadsheet containing the protected health information of more than 14,000 patients to a handful of job applicants on June 6th, 2014. The investigation of this breach uncovered a... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 18, 2014 | HIPAA
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has shared information about Phase 2 of its HIPAA Audit Program – including the timing, focus and approach of these audits. Rebecca Williams, RN, JD of Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine offered insights and tips for health care... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 16, 2014 | HIPAA
As more and more workers purchase and become dependent upon mobile devices, the IT landscape in organizations has dramatically changed. As organizations evolve and develop new “Bring-Your-Own-Device” (BYOD) policies and procedures, they are discovering that many... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 13, 2014 | HIPAA
Health care organizations are constantly challenged to invest adequate resources in IT technology and services. This inside account of a ransomware attack (CryptoWall) and one organization’s response to it sheds some light on the importance of implementing... Read More
Eagle works with clients in healthcare and healthcare business associates to ensure HIPAA Security compliance. We provide a set of policy templates for a variety of business associate types including Cloud Vendors, Third Party Administrators, and Information Technology companies.