Category Archives: HIPAA
Lessons from 2015 – The Year of the Healthcare Breach
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 »
Infographic: HIPAA Compliance and Social Media
Don’t Forget: February 29 Deadline for Reporting 2015 HIPAA Breaches Approaches
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 »
5 Questions IT Auditors Will Definitely Ask You
Many organizations still fail to answer fairly simple questions asked by external auditors about their security policy. While it may be easy to treat validation tests like a simple check-box exercise, the risks can be great if companies merely create an illusion of compliance rather than actually fulfilling the regulatory requirements. In fact, according to… Read More »
Preparing for the upcoming 2016 HIPAA audits: Lessons and examples from past breaches and fines
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 »