Ransomware has become the bane of small businesses, local governments, and medical practices. It’s a low-risk way for cybercriminals to make money with very little effort. Because of this, there… Read more »
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS OCR) has become fed up with entities not taking their HIPAA failures seriously. At the recent 28th… Read more »
A ransomware attack can be a frightening thing and they are increasing. This threat poses a higher danger to medical practices because of HIPAA regulations. A ransomware infection for HIPAA… Read more »
Laptops have become extremely common in medical practices. Their portability allows for physicians to take them from room to room to chart patient visits. But their portability is also what… Read more »
The HIPAA Security Rule requires that all Covered Entities and Business Associates conduct a thorough Risk Assessment of their businesses. This was first introduced in the Privacy Rule but was… Read more »
Practices build up a large amount of paper data on patients. Even in the days of electronic medical records, the amount of paper that is still around can be surprising…. Read more »
Many practices believe that a ransomware attack is nothing more than a nuisance to their business. But one practice in Michigan found out that ransomware can be costly. In this… Read more »
Social media is everywhere. It has made communicating with each other a lot easier and more convenient. However, this ease of use also makes violating HIPAA easier as well. Posting… Read more »
Accessing patient information without need is a HIPAA violation no matter who the offender is. Need is defined as having a medical reason for accessing the patient’s information. If a… Read more »
HIPAA and mobile devices is an area that many entities fall short because its easy to forget that these highly portable devices can contain so much information. We take for… Read more »