Security Breaches May 18, 2015 2019 Cost of Data Breaches will be $2.1 Trillion The cost of data breaches is rising, and this is not likely to change according to a study conducted by Juniper Research; data breach costs ... Read more
Trends & Reports May 14, 2015 Is a HIPAA Violation Cause for Dismissal? Judge says No Is a HIPAA compliance violation cause for dismissal of an employee? Can an employee’s work contract be legally terminated for a HIPAA violation? The answer ... Read more
Trends & Reports May 13, 2015 21st Century Cures Bill and HIPAA Privacy The 21st Century Cures Bill and HIPAA Privacy Rule protections cannot both remain in their current format. The Cures Bill should remove many of the ... Read more
Security Breaches May 11, 2015 Main HIPAA Breach Threat is Human Error Says New Report The Protected Health Information (PHI) held by health plans and healthcare providers is of high value to thieves, and cyberattacks are on the increase; however ... Read more
Compliance May 8, 2015 Ponemon Institute Says Crime Leading Cause of Healthcare Data Breaches The leading cause of healthcare data breaches is now crime, according to a new study published by the Ponemon Institute. The Fifth Annual Benchmark Study ... Read more
Tools & Practices May 6, 2015 Breach Response Best Practices Guide Released by DOJ The Cybersecurity Unit of the Department of Justice has released new guidance and breach response best practices to help organizations prepare for security breaches. It ... Read more
Compliance May 5, 2015 Potential Breach Notification Violation by Partners Healthcare A Partners HealthCare HIPAA breach has been reported in which 3,300 patient health records were potentially viewed and copied by a hacker, with the healthcare ... Read more
Compliance May 5, 2015 DivvyCloud Adds Support for IBM SoftLayer DivvyCloud has developed an agnostic cloud management platform that works with a wide range of cloud service providers including AWS, Azure, OpenStack, and VMware. The ... Read more
Compliance May 1, 2015 26 Percent Increase in Healthcare HIPAA Breaches Data security company, Vormetric, has released the results of its recent Harris Poll 2015 Insider Threat Report in which the researchers determined there has been ... Read more
Security Breaches April 29, 2015 Problems with HIPAA Breach Cost Estimates How is it possible to accurately calculate the necessary level of healthcare insurance cover and obtain the best priced healthcare insurance policies when there are ... Read more
Compliance April 28, 2015 Seton Family of Hospitals HIPAA Breach Reported A Seton Family of Hospitals HIPAA breach has been reported. The Protected Health Information (PHI) of approximately 39,000 patients has been obtained by hackers after ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 25, 2015 Healthcare Mobile Apps Reduce Costs and Improve Care According to a survey conducted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, healthcare mobile apps and mobile technology in general have offered multiple benefits. ... Read more
Compliance April 24, 2015 Protecting Cyber Networks Act (PCNA) Passed By House of Representatives The Protecting Cyber Networks Act (PCNA) has been passed by the House of Representatives, taking the bill one step closer to becoming legislation. The Act ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 24, 2015 Witness Testimony Privacy Rule Violation Prevented by Florida DOC The Florida Department of Corrections has taken the decision to remove the name of an inmate from a testimony provided by a whistle-blower; the reason ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 21, 2015 New EEOC Rules for Wellness Programs Proposed The newly proposed EEOC Rules for Wellness Programs aim to span the gaps between current legislation and ensure that employees are better protected from cyber ... Read more
Compliance April 18, 2015 2015 HIPAA Compliance Audits: OCR Refuses to be Drawn The 2015 HIPAA compliance audits are expected to take place, but the Office for Civil Rights has refused to be drawn on a date when ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 17, 2015 New Healthcare Data Security Study Released A new healthcare data security study has been published in the JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) which confirms that the number of ... Read more
Security Breaches April 15, 2015 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report Released Verizon, the broadband and telecommunications company, has released its 2015 data breach investigations report which reveals the extent to which hackers have managed to break ... Read more
Security Breaches April 14, 2015 Current Landscape Surrounding HIPAA Data Breach Claims HIPAA data breach claims are now a common problem faced by HIPAA-covered entities after any security breach that exposes the Protected Health Information (PHI) of ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 11, 2015 Denton County Health Department Reports USB Drive HIPAA Violation Denton County Health Department has reported a USB drive HIPAA violation which occurred on 13th February this year. The privacy breach potentially exposed the PHI ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 8, 2015 HITRUST Cyber Discovery Study Announced The HITRUST Cyber Discovery Study intends to find out more about the threat hackers pose to the healthcare industry and get some much needed answers ... Read more
Security Breaches April 4, 2015 5 HIPAA Breach Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against Premera After hackers gain access to a healthcare provider or insurer’s database, HIPAA breach class action lawsuits are certain to follow. The dust has not even ... Read more
Compliance April 1, 2015 Healthcare Data Hacking Incidents Rise in March 2015 According to breach reports submitted to the Office for Civil Rights via its new breach reporting portal, healthcare data hacking incidents in March 2015 rose ... Read more
Compliance March 28, 2015 Can You Retain Patients After a HIPAA Breach? When a healthcare provider is affected by a data breach and confidential patient information is exposed, disclosed or is stolen, patients are naturally upset or ... Read more
Tools & Practices March 26, 2015 Clarification of HIPAA Rules for Medical Record Subpoenas The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act lays down a number of rules and regulations regarding the storage, use and disclosure of Protected Health Information ... Read more
Compliance March 24, 2015 Healthcare Data Breaches Increase in Q1 2015 The high volume of healthcare data breaches of last year has continued into 2015, with the last three months seeing 91 million new victims created ... Read more
Compliance March 21, 2015 HIPAA Compliance and Data Security in The Cloud Healthcare providers and health plans can gain many valuable benefits from migrating to the cloud, but with the strict regulations covering the use and disclosure ... Read more
Security Breaches March 18, 2015 Up to 11M Affected By Premera Blue Cross HIPAA Breach The Anthem data breach rocked the healthcare industry, but it would appear was just the shape of things to come as hackers have just caused ... Read more
Security Breaches March 16, 2015 Advantage Dental Data Breach Reported Hackers have struck again, and this time an Oregon healthcare provider was the target; the Advantage Dental data breach is reported to affect at least 151,000 ... Read more
Compliance March 15, 2015 Second Round of HIPAA Compliance Audits Delayed The second round of HIPAA compliance audits appear to be on permanent hold. Office for Civil Rights Director, Jocelyn Samuels, explained at the recent 23rd ... Read more