In January 3rd’s post, we discussed the importance of including business associates in your HIPAA risk assessments. You can read the full post here: Is…
According to HIPAA, businesses that handle EPHI (electronic personal health information) are required “to have contracts or other arrangements with business associates that will have…
Public clouds are growing in popularity. According to a recent HIMSS Analytics survey, 83 percent of healthcare organizations are already using cloud-based resources. But what about HIPAA/HITECH?…
More HIPAA fines on the way! According to the HHS.gov website, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has investigated more than 186,000 HIPAA complaints since…
All healthcare organizations in the U.S., or any organization that has access to protected healthcare information (PHI), must adhere to the guidelines of both the…
If your organization handles protected health information (PHI), you probably know that failure to comply with HIPAA regulations may result in significant fines as well…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for enforcing HIPAA privacy and security regulations. The OCR is…
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations are commonly associated with health care and health plan providers. However, HIPAA applies to all covered entities, hybrid…
Account hacks are a growing problem. In the past month, hackers have gained control of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts, as well…
Companies are increasingly moving to Amazon Web Services (AWS) for many reasons, including cost savings, flexibility and speed. While this makes great business sense, there…
We’ve received a number of inquiries from fellow HIMSS attendees looking for more detail on what exactly goes into our HIPAA Compliance solutions and also…
Choosing a hosting provider can be a daunting process, especially when you have protected health information at stake. To help with finding a provider that…
The 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition brings together 40,000+ health IT professionals, clinicians, executives, and vendors from around the world. More than 300 education…