News & Analysis

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.

May 1, 2014
HIM Briefings

The HIPAA Security Rule preamble reinforces training "criticality" and restates the standard, "We require training of the workforce as reasonable and appropriate to carry out their functions in the facility." Security training is essential.

May 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Tips from this month's issue

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.

April 1, 2014
HIM Briefings

The HIPAA Omnibus Rule has brought significant changes to the HIPAA landscape for covered entities (CE) and their business associates (BA).

April 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Rick Ensenbach, CISSP-ISSMP, CISA, CISM, CCSFP, has one word for the HIPAA breach posted to OCR's wall of shame at the close of 2013: depressing.

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