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 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
by Gary Pritts | Feb 29, 2012 | HIPAA
Virtually everyone has a home wi-fi network. It provides convenient access for laptops, smartphones, tablets and gaming devices. How do you protect yourself? Administration Account. The first step is to secure the administration account for your wireless router or... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Feb 23, 2012 | HIPAA, HIPAA Policy Templates
Last month Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed suit against Accretive Health, Inc., a company which provides revenue cycle management services for two Minnesota Health Systems – Fairview Health Services and North Memorial Health Care. According to the... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Feb 17, 2012 | HIPAA
Adam Greene, JD, MPH, a former regulator in HHS, recently shared details about the random audit program begun by the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR). The audit targets are selected using stratified random samples based on a database of covered entities created by OCR... Read More
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