Jul 19, 2022 | HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Right to Access, HSN, Right to Access
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) isn’t offering leniency just because you’re a small business. Action will be taken, despite the impact that a HIPAA fine can have on this sector of healthcare. And as eleven recent investigations prove the point, many of those...
Jun 30, 2022 | HSN, Risk Assessment, Security Reminders
API Adoption and Healthcare Healthcare faces threats from cybercriminal activity at rates that continue to rise. The patient data that they access and maintain is valuable on the dark web in more ways than one. It can be an access point for a greater breach, it can...
Jun 27, 2022 | Breach, HSN, Risk Assessment
Healthcare Breaches on the Rise Don’t shy away from this headline, healthcare businesses cannot put their head in the sand or look the other way when it comes to establishing a strong cybersecurity program. For many, the focus has been on HIPAA compliance. This...
Jun 20, 2022 | audio only telehealth, HSN, Telehealth
HIPAA and Audio-Only Telehealth The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) put clarity recently on how the HIPAA Security Rule applies to telephone technologies. In the case of telephone lines that are traditional landlines, the rule does not apply. But it...
Jun 12, 2022 | Breach, Breach Notification Rules, Breach Reporting, HSN, Security Reminders
Exceptions in a HIPAA Breach In 2007 the Guide to Medical Privacy Law was published. It indicated that on multiple occasions hospitals, EMT services, schools, and other public agencies were incorrectly withholding news out of a fear of violating HIPAA policy. Often,...
