The leading causes of HIPAA breaches: OCR reports give insight into risk mitigation

September 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

The OCR continues to crack down on HIPAA breaches, but it also paused to take a look back at past incidents in two annual reports to Congress. The reports, which were released in May, summarize the reported 2011?2012 HIPAA breach and compliance activities as required by the HITECH Act. Although the data presented in the reports details the events from prior years, the causes of the breaches reported to and investigated by OCR are still relevant?and problematic?for healthcare organizations today.

Security incident response plans: The first step in mitigating potential risks

September 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

With so many moving parts in a healthcare organization, privacy and security incidents are sometimes difficult to track and manage.

Product Watch: End-of-life data destruction with low risk

September 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Hardware end-of-life data destruction presents a challenge in the world of healthcare. Whether the data is stored on a laptop, server, or even large biomedical equipment, the data needs to be properly destroyed before being repurposed. Green Delete, Inc., (GDI) offers secure, on-site data destruction that is efficient, quick, and environmentally friendly.

HIPAA Q&A: A closer look at medical record requirements

September 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Q: I am employed by an acute care psychiatric hospital. The hospital's police department will sometimes take photographs of injuries patients have at the time of admission.

Privacy and security primer

September 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

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