by Gary Pritts | Apr 26, 2014 | HIPAA
Encryption is the single most essential technology to use for healthcare security breach prevention, according to Joy Pritts, chief privacy officer at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. In an interview with Healthcare Info Security, Pritts states... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Apr 25, 2014 | HIPAA
Covered entities and business associates who need to comply with HIPAA encryption standards first have some high-level planning which is addressed in the post Encrypting Mobile Devices – First Create a Plan. Many organizations will choose to use... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Apr 24, 2014 | HIPAA
The recent enforcement actions against Concentra Health Services and QCA Health Plan, Inc. are two more messages to HIPAA covered entities (and business associates!) to encrypt their PHI. For most organizations, encrypting mobile devices is usually the first priority... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Apr 23, 2014 | HIPAA
Stolen laptops have led to major HIPAA enforcement actions, announced yesterday, for two more covered entities. Concentra Health Services (Concentra) and QCA Health Plan, Inc. of Arkansas have paid the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $1,975,220 collectively to... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Apr 11, 2014 | HIPAA
On February 3, the Michigan Department of Community Health announced that thousands of individuals had their compromised in a data breach caused by the theft of a laptop and flash drive. The equipment was stolen on the evening of January 30 or the morning of January... Read More
