Meltdown and Spectre computer vulnerabilities affect HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates. Every computer, phone, and tablet is impacted. What are they and what do you need to know? Read our series to find out.
How do you ensure cloud storage HIPAA compliance? There are a number of file storage services in the cloud and if you are designated a business associate for a healthcare payer or provider you need to form the right policies and agreements.
In recent news, a school counselor and the owner of Western Carolina Counseling Services, Joseph Frank Korzelius, pleaded guilty to health care fraud having used the personal information from his students to submit false Medicaid billings. In total, Korzelius was... Read More
It hasn’t been widely publicized, but President Trump’s administration brought five HIPAA enforcement actions, totaling $11,631,000, during his first 100 days in office. The appointment of Roger Severino as the Director, Office of Civil Rights (OCR), on... Read More
According to a recent survey, physicians believe that EHR downtime harms patients. This is supported by the the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONC), which states that medication errors and other impacts can occur. An effective HIPAA Security Risk Analysis (SRA) will
An Eagle Consulting Partners client, a 10 physician practice, shared their ransomware story. In the words of the system administrator: It was about 6PM on a Wednesday evening and I needed to do some maintenance on the EMR server. I was at home. Typically I wait... Read More