On February 16, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it had reached a settlement with Complete P.T., Pool & Land Physical Therapy, Inc. (CPT) after the organization exposed the protected health information (PHI) of a number of its patients. CPT, a California-based physical therapy practice,… Read More »
Why even the best IT security technologies are not enough – you need to build a culture of cyber security There are two important lessons that thought leadership responsible for protecting ePHI in healthcare organizations should take away from the breaches in ePHI that occurred in 2015. First, it’s clear that there’s been a shift… Read More »
The deadline for reporting small breaches to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is quickly approaching. By February 29th, all Covered Entities (CEs) that have had breaches in unsecured protected health information (PHI) that affected 500 individuals or more during 2015 must submit their annual reports if they haven’t done so already. In… Read More »
With 2016 audits looming in the headlines there is no doubt you should be prepared for the long overdue, stricter audits. Past violations will be analyzed: causes of the incidents, gaps, and remediation. Learn from experts about how to stay out of the headlines, avoid penalties and protect your reputation. Thursday, January 28th from… Read More »
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The fireworks accident on July 4th has caused Jason Pierre-Paul (JPP), the defensive end for the New York Giants, not only the amputation of his right index finger but also a $60 million contract. When a picture of JPP’s medical chart from this accident was tweeted by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, this caused an uproar on… Read More »
Recently, the former CFO of the Shelby Regional Medical Center, Joe White, has been sentenced to 23 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $4.5 million in restitution. White oversaw the hospital’s implementation of electronic health records (EHR) and was responsible for Meaningful Use attestation to obtain incentive payments. He pleaded guilty to making… Read More »
How Insurance can aid in data breach response: Tuesday, March 11th from 2:00 – 3:00 EST A Privacy Professional’s Expert Viewpoint – Benefits & Pitfalls Gain an understanding of how the proper Cyber & Privacy Risk (CPR™) insurance can aide in funding potential data breach response expenses including notification costs, defense costs for regulatory actions, state… Read More »
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