For the medical practice, keeping current with software releases is not only a good idea, but it’s also the law. Under the HIPAA Security Rule, using any unsupported software increases… Read more »
Over 20 boxes containing thousands of medical records were found in a Texas dumpster. The improperly disposed of medical records containing records for thousands of patients of Today’s Vision. The… 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 »
In this week’s case study we will be discussing firewalls and why they are important. HIPAA requires that Covered Entities and Business Associates have reasonable and appropriate network security to… Read more »