HIPAA news: OCR seeks public input to improve coordinated care

January 7, 2019
Briefings on HIPAA

In December, HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a request for information seeking input from the public in order to identify provisions of HIPAA that may impede value-based care or limit care coordination among individuals and covered entities, and which do not meaningfully contribute to protecting the privacy and security of protected health information.

Cybersecurity: What you need to know about phishing, ransomware, and DoS attacks

January 14, 2019
Briefings on HIPAA

The healthcare sector is a frequent target of cyberattacks due to the value of PHI, which is the target of financial identity theft and medical identity theft. To safeguard PHI, you need to know the differences among phishing, ransomware, and DoS attacks.

Product watch: PhishOn

January 21, 2019
Briefings on HIPAA

In this month's Product Watch, we look at a phishing and social engineering threat simulator that includes security awareness training intended to mitigate the threat of phishing and the risk of a data breach.

HIPAA Q&A: Changing patient records, consent vs. authorization, vaccination data, and questions to HR

January 28, 2019
Briefings on HIPAA

In this month's HIPAA Q&A, we answer your questions about making changes to patient records, the difference between consent and authorization, vaccination data, and more!