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Analysis of 2017 Health Data Breaches
While you might expect that the number of mega-breaches in 2017 would surpass all previous years, the numbers may take you by surprise. In fact, 2017 saw a drop in the number of individuals affected by healthcare breaches. An article on Bank Info Security provides an analysis on 2017’s health data breaches and the outlook …
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Employee training crucial this holiday season
Employee training crucial this holiday season American small businesses know the holiday shopping season is a vital time to make one final push to meet sales goals for the year. With an increase in retail sales, it is crucial that businesses, especially startups, have a robust cybersecurity plan in place to protect themselves and their …
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Make sure to make available patient records on a timely basis
HIPAA is often described as dealing with CIA – the Confidentiality, Integrity and Access to patient records. In the past, access to patient records often required a written request, accompanied by a response in the mail that could take several weeks. However, in today’s world where electronic systems can provide almost instant action to data, …
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Tips for securing ePHI on mobile devices
While mobile devices play a major role in how we stay connected to the world in our personal lives, they are also becoming increasingly popular in our work environments. Not only are mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops convenient in the workplace, but they can also help increase productivity. In its October cybersecurity …
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Avoiding MIPS Penalty: There’s an App for That!
This is a guest post by Pawan Jindal of MyMIPSScore and originally appeared at the MyMIPSScore Blog In our last blog we discussed an overview of MIPS submission process. As promised, we are very excited today to announce the availability of a new feature of MyMipsScore that will allow you to avoid the MIPS penalty for free. …
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The weakest link in cybersecurity
By now I’m sure you’ve heard that when it comes to information security, employees are the weakest link. Organizations often emphasize that despite any security measures they put in place to protect their infrastructure, all it takes is one employee who is not following the rules to undo all of that. An article on TechRepubic …
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MIPS Submissions: It’s NOT Complicated
This is a guest post by Pawan Jindal of MyMIPSScore and originally appeared at the MyMIPSScore Blog It is hard to believe that we are already in the last quarter of 2017. Even as the first year of MIPS winds down, complaints about how complicated MIPS is, continue to dominate the news. Over the past nine …
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Security risks can be a MIPS score killer
Prolonging the process of figuring out quality measures under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and increasing scores for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) could put medical practices at a competitive disadvantage. Healthcare providers will earn a MIPS score each year, starting in 2019 (based on 2017 performance). According to Jim Tate, president …
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Fall prevention strategies apply to anti-phishing efforts
Patient falls have been a serious problem in hospitals and other healthcare facilities for years. In fact, in January 2013 the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality set out to help reduce the number of falls in healthcare facilities by commissioning a RAND Corporation/ Boston University School of Public Health Report. The report, titled “Preventing …
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Study finds cybercriminals favor small businesses
As ransomware continues to grow, so do the millions of dollars businesses are dishing out to cybercriminals in hopes of regaining control of their sensitive data. An article on Fox Business looks at a study released by data security solutions firm Datto to see how ransomware is affecting small-to-mid-sized businesses. According to the study, in …
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