News & Analysis

September 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

Trying to keep up with one of the Kardashians may have resulted in the firing of six people at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

September 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

If there's one conclusion you can reach looking back at data breaches over the last decade, it's that organizations face more threats than ever, according to HIPAA professionals.

September 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

To comply with the HIPAA omnibus final rule, healthcare organizations need to revise their risk assessment process to determine whether they must notify affected individuals of a breach.

September 1, 2013
Case Management Monthly

September 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

The HIPAA omnibus rule has changed the game when it comes to business associates (BA).

September 1, 2013
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

Who would have thought that buying gas with a credit card or wearing a pacemaker could leave a person's information exposed? Yet highly sophisticated credit card skimming devices at gas stations are stealing from consumers, and healthcare organizations are concerned about the potential for malicious tampering or the theft of PHI from wireless medical devices such as pacemakers. Hidden vulnerabilities lie in everyday activities like these, and some of those vulnerabilities can expose PHI and put healthcare organizations at risk.

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