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
by Gary Pritts | Jun 9, 2014 | HIPAA
HHS’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released their annual report for the Fiscal Year 2013, which highlights statistical achievements from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigations and prosecutions nationwide. Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU)... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 6, 2014 | HIPAA
In March, 2014 the OIG published details of a penetration test that they conducted on the Indian Health Service (IHS), to determine whether IHS network systems were susceptible to compromise by cyber attacks. In 2011, during a separate IT general controls audit of... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 4, 2014 | HIPAA
A computer in Montana’s Department of Public Health that stored large databases of employee and client personal information was accessed by unknown hacker (or hackers) through the Internet. The unauthorized intrusion was discovered earlier this month and the... Read More
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