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Protect yourself from CryptoLocker and other RansomWare
[Editor's Note: During 2016 Healthcare experienced a dramatic increase of virulent ransomware attacks. Please also see a more a more comprehensive list of security...
Deadline extended for eligible professionals attesting to Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadline for physicians and other eligible professionals to attest to meaningful use for the...
OCR enforcement highlights importance of the Security Risk Analysis, Inventory
Several recent enforcement actions from the HHS Office of Civil Rights, along with OCR's consistent messaging, have highlighted the importance of the HIPAA security...
Smart devices – including a fridge- were used to distribute malicious emails
That’s right, even a refrigerator can now fall victim to hackers. According to security firm Proofpoint, more than 750,000 malicious emails were sent between Dec. 23,...
HIPAA watchdog, the OCR, is non-compliant with mandated HIPAA audits
2014 is here and that means the long-delayed U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) random audit HIPAA audits may be starting soon. As we shared in another...
Dermatology practice settles HIPAA case for $150,000
Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, P.C. (APD), a 12 physician dermatology practice with offices in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, has become the first covered entity...
HIPAA Risk Assessment – Nation States and Terrorists
Healthcare organizations have good reason to adjust their threat assessments when updating their HIPAA Security risk analysis as required for HIPAA and meaningful use...
Rodriguez of OCR discusses HIPAA Enforcement, other topics
Leon Rodriguez, Director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, celebrated September 23, 2013, the first day for...
Risk Reduction with Email Breach Notification
HIPAA Covered entities across the country are updating their policies in advance of the September 23, 2013 compliance deadline for the HIPAA Omnibus rule changes....
OCR Releases attractive Notices of Privacy Practices
Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the agency responsible for enforcing the HIPAA regulations, released model notices...
Computer Security Risk Analysis – Medical Identity Theft
Medical Identity Theft is on the rise according to the latest Ponemon Institute research released yesterday. Ponemon estimates that 1.8 million people, just under 1%...
Meaningful Use Audits
The meaningful use audits are in full swing and both hospitals and physicians are being audited. For most hospital or physician practice that retained careful...
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