Compliance March 24, 2016 Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals on The Rise The recent spate of ransomware attacks on hospitals continues. In the last few days, two more attacks on Southern Californian hospitals have been announced. Ransomware ... Read more
Compliance March 21, 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA Compliance Audits Underway, says OCR Phase 2 of the HIPAA compliance audits is now underway, according to a recent announcement issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office ... Read more
Security Breaches March 18, 2016 3.9 Million Dollar HIPAA Breach Settlement Announced by OCR The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced it has arrived at a settlement with the Feinstein Institute for ... Read more
Trends & Reports March 18, 2016 Feinstein Institute to Pay OCR $3.9 Million for Improper Disclosure of PHI Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has agreed to settle charges of improper disclosure of PHI with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for ... Read more
Compliance March 17, 2016 North Memorial Healthcare to Pay $1.5 Million HIPAA Fine North Memorial Healthcare has agreed to pay the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $1.5 million for failing to obtain ... Read more
Compliance March 17, 2016 Business Associate Data Breaches Can Be Expensive: Hospital Pays OCR $1.55 Million The latest OCR HIPAA settlement illustrates just how expensive business associate data breaches can be if a HIPAA-covered entity has not obtained a signed, compliant ... Read more
Trends & Reports March 15, 2016 HIPAA Rules for Workplace Wellness Programs There has been some confusion surrounding the HIPAA Rules for workplace wellness programs. This week, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil ... Read more
Trends & Reports March 12, 2016 HIPAA Rules Covering mHealth Apps Require Clarification A bipartisan group of congressmen has written to Sylvia Matthews Burwell, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), criticizing the HHS for failing to ... Read more
Trends & Reports March 10, 2016 Pagers in Healthcare: New Research Reveals Hidden Cost For a number of years there have been secure and reliable alternatives to pagers, yet the use of pagers in healthcare continues. Some hospitals have ... Read more
Tools & Practices March 10, 2016 Sophos Adds Next Gen Sandboxing to Email Security Appliance Sophos has announced a further update to its email security appliance to provide even greater protection against malware threats. The Sophos Email Appliance now includes ... Read more
Compliance March 8, 2016 205,000 Patients of Premier Healthcare Affected by PHI Breach Bloomington, Indiana-Based Premier Healthcare has recently reported the theft of an unencrypted laptop computer containing the protected health information of 205,748 patients. Patients’ names, dates ... Read more
Security Breaches March 5, 2016 21st Century Oncology Investigates 2.2 Million-Record Data Breach 21st Century Oncology, a Fort Myers, Florida-based healthcare provider specializing in cancer care, has announced that a hacker has gained access to the sensitive protected ... Read more
Trends & Reports March 3, 2016 NIST Cybersecurity Framework and HIPAA Security Rule Crosswalk Issued The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued a crosswalk between the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and HIPAA Security Rule to ... Read more
Trends & Reports February 25, 2016 OCR Issues Crosswalk Between the HIPAA Security Rule and NIST Cybersecurity Framework The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has recently issued a crosswalk to assist HIPAA covered entities comply with the HIPAA ... Read more
Security Breaches February 24, 2016 HHS Clarifies HIPAA Data Sharing Rules After seeking feedback from covered entities about aspects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that are causing confusion, the U.S Department of Health ... Read more
Tools & Practices February 23, 2016 Fortinet to Demonstrate Security Solutions for the Healthcare Industry While most businesses can deploy new cybersecurity solutions that will provide an additional level of protection from email-based threats, healthcare companies have an additional consideration. ... Read more
Compliance February 22, 2016 Hospital Ransomware Attack Concerns Security Professionals A hospital ransomware attack netted one cybercriminal gang $17,000 last week, with the ransom demand paid in the untraceable Bitcoin currency. An employee of Hollywood ... Read more
Security Breaches February 18, 2016 HIPAA Rules on Website Testimonials: 25K Fine for Privacy Breach A physical therapy provider has reached a settlement with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights to resolve HIPAA privacy violations ... Read more
Trends & Reports February 17, 2016 HIPAA Guidance for Health App Developers Issued by OCR The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued new HIPAA guidance for health app developers. The new guidance covers a ... Read more
Security Breaches February 16, 2016 Indicators of a Cyberattack Not Being Reported Quickly to Security Professionals IT professionals in the United States believe they are able to detect a cyberattack when it occurs thanks to the implementation of new cybersecurity technologies, ... Read more
Compliance February 11, 2016 Hacking Now the Main Cause of Healthcare Data Breaches A new report recently published by IT security firm Redspin shows the main cause of healthcare data breaches in 2015 was hacking. 2015 was not ... Read more
Trends & Reports February 8, 2016 Lincare Ordered to Pay $239,800 HIPAA Violation Penalty Clearwater, Florida-based respiratory and infusion care provider Lincare Holdings has been ordered to pay a HIPAA violation penalty of $239,800 to the Department of Health ... Read more
Compliance February 5, 2016 HIPAA Cybersecurity Standards Not Adhered to By Law Firms According to a new survey conducted by Legal Workspace, many law firms are not adhering to HIPAA cybersecurity standards and are not keeping protected health ... Read more
Trends & Reports February 4, 2016 TitanHQ Provides Friendly Wi-Fi at Mocha Beans Coffee Shops The provision of family-friendly Wi-Fi access is becoming increasingly important for businesses. Concern has been raised by a number of consumer groups and child protection ... Read more
Trends & Reports February 4, 2016 CMP for HIPAA Violations Imposed on Lincare Inc., by OCR Office for Civil Rights has announced that Lincare, a provider of respiratory care and home health services, has been ordered to pay a CMP for ... Read more
Tools & Practices February 2, 2016 Skeddly Adds New Email, HipChat, and Slack Notification Options The cloud automation tool developed by Skeddly allows users to automatically start, stop, launch, terminate and reboot EC2 instances and schedule snapshots and AMI images, ... Read more
Security Breaches January 27, 2016 Potential Centene Corp Data Breach Reported: Up to 950,000 Members Affected Another health insurer has potentially suffered a massive data breach that may have exposed the protected health information of up to 950,000 individuals. If confirmed, ... Read more
Trends & Reports January 18, 2016 HIPAA-Compliant Alternative to Pagers Launched by TigerText Many healthcare organizations are still heavily reliant on the pager, and while there is a HIPAA-compliant alternative to pagers on the market, many health systems ... Read more
Trends & Reports January 15, 2016 Why is Healthcare Technology Behind the Times? Look at the annual profits reported by healthcare providers and it will be clear that many organizations can afford to implement new technology, especially when ... Read more
Tools & Practices January 14, 2016 GorillaStack Enjoys an Impressive Year and Maintains Momentum in 2016 GorillaStack, a Sydney-based startup that provides AWS automation and cloud cost optimization tools, has had an impressive first year, having already made several key enhancements ... Read more