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 »
When your practice suffers hacker attacks, you won’t usually see a lot of signs of it. Usually, breaches go on for weeks or months before anyone notices. The exception to… Read more »
Health apps have begun to boom as users want to track various aspects of their health. Many are designed to encourage healthier living or to help with various health issues…. Read more »
In the technology field, it’s inevitable that older devices get replaced. With Windows 7 reaching its end of life in January 2020, many practices will be doing just that. But… 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 »
A new study has revealed that despite numerous online breaches, users are still using weak passwords. The study has shown that the situation isn’t getting better and users aren’t changing… Read more »
File this one in the VERY SCARY department. What if you went to the hospital for a CT scan and found that the scan revealed cancer nodules? Scary enough on… Read more »
Computers are contently improving. As new software is released, the resources it requires from a computer also increases. This leads to computers being replaced from time to time. Each computer… Read more »
Criminals are in the business of making money. As more of our lives move to the Internet, criminals move there as well because money can be made. In fact, the… Read more »
Password security is a cornerstone to most of the security systems we use to protect our data. Whether its pin codes of debit cards, passwords for social media sites, or… Read more »