Study: Criminal activity doubling in HIPAA breaches

May 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Watch out, HIPAA privacy and security officers. The criminals are coming, and they want to make money off of PHI your organization stores. It's one more thing to add to the growing list of compliance concerns covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA) have to worry about when protecting internal PHI.

ONC's risk assessment tool helps entities comply

May 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

You hear it over and over again. Covered Entity (CE) A failed to produce an ongoing risk assessment for HIPAA security compliance. CE B had an incomplete risk analysis, leading to a failure to recognize security weaknesses and vulnerabilities. And in come the fines.

BAA terms as important as security features

May 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Not all good solutions work in healthcare. Take Code42's CrashPlan Pro®. CrashPlan Pro gets high marks when it comes to supporting software as a service (SaaS)?based secure continuous backup. On the other hand, Code42 is currently unwilling to update its business associate agreement (BAA) to address conflicts with HIPAA requirements.

Make big plans for big data

May 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

What is big data? It's a way of saying there's a lot of information staring you and your organization in the face. But it's also a reality for the healthcare industry.

Securing email and file transfers

May 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Despite gains in compliance and security potentially linked to industry emphasis on the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, some dangerous gaps remain regarding corporate email and file transfer habits.

HIPAA Omnibus Rule simplified

May 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

The HIPAA Omnibus Rule, which includes modifications to the privacy and security rules, is in full effect now. And guess what? There's no reason to be terrified.

Privacy and Security Primer

May 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

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