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Every story has a lesson, and every failure is a chance to grow. In 2017, medical practices experienced a horrific year of failure. If you’re in the medical field, it’s vital to understand how data breaches affect your company and your patients. It’s also important to know what you can do to prevent issues from […]
The healthcare industry is attacked by cybercriminals twice as much as other industries. The sector is particularly vulnerable due to its large cyber surface. Networks include everything from doctors offices and clinics to connected medical devices, multi-cloud SaaS and LaaS environments, and more. So how can you protect your medical practice from security attacks? In […]
You’ve probably heard of HIPAA and its PHI component, or Protected Health Information. What it is exactly might still be a bit of a mystery to you. HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It was signed into effect in 1996 by Former President Bill Clinton. The main purpose of it was to […]
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is a piece of legislation that was passed in 1996. It offers patients a wide variety of protections in regard to their health information. The pressure HIPAA puts on medical professionals has never been greater. This is due to the growth of reliance professionals allocate towards technology to […]
You’ve heard of HIPAA laws, and you know it’s wrong to violate them. But do you know what happens if you violate HIPAA? A HIPAA violation is a serious situation, and there are many different forms it can take. If the laws get violated, you can get in serious trouble, and so can the office […]
Does your company need to be HIPAA compliant? If you’re in the health industry or do business with healthcare organizations and have access to protected health information (PHI), you’re required to comply with HIPAA rules. Failure to do so could trigger hefty fines and penalties. Penalties charged from noncompliance range from $100 to $50,000 per […]
One of the worst things your company can hear is that ransomware has attacked your organization. The amount of ransomware in healthcare has only increased over time. The attackers are changing their targets to form the expertly defended finance firms and retail establishments to healthcare, the last big goal. Companies usually pay to make the […]
While many of us take our privacy for granted, HIPAA laws don’t and can result in fines up to $1.5 million in a year. Even if you have a secure facility, you need to make sure that your patients and their information are protected. Make sure you include training on HIPAA laws for employees that […]
Are you looking for a way to increase the information technology security in your medical office? Dedicated IT support services are an effective way to make your office more secure. After all, the Ponemon Institute reports that data breaches cost the U.S. healthcare industry more than $6.2 billion each year. Protecting the personal health and […]
HIPAA has been the law of the land since 1996. The Privacy and Security rules are also now over a decade old. That means there’s little leeway when healthcare organizations make mistakes or fail to maintain standards set out by the law. If you fail an audit, you will be fined. Fortunately, HIPAA rules are […]
It’s more common nowadays for patients to use technology at the doctors. Today, healthcare providers use electronic sign-in forms and databases more than ever. The advancement of technology has certainly made things easier for doctors and patients. Yet, the more we use technology as a society, the more we put ourselves at risk for hacks […]
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services received 21,381 HIPAA complaints in 2016. How can you make sure your organization isn’t included in that statistic? It can be hard to know if you’re covering all your bases. That’s why we created this post with 8 HIPAA compliance pitfalls and how you can avoid them. […]
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) provides a legal framework for protecting private medical information. The law protects not only personally identifiable information but virtually all data collected by organizations working in or adjacent to the field of medicine. It provides both standards for protecting the data and how to share the […]
Maintaining compliance with The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is essential for any medical organization. HIPAA violations can cost your organization up to $50,000 per violation. Having an effective, well designed HIPAA security policy can be the difference between success and failure in HIPAA compliance. Check out the five most important practices to […]
Are you familiar with HIPAA compliance? Is your organization doing all that it is required to protect patient records? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has become very important in recent years. This is because so many healthcare organizations are making use of technology to operate more efficiently. With the addition of new […]
You might’ve heard of the term penetration testing if you work in computers, software, or web design fields. But what is penetration testing? And why should you bother with it? Cyber threats, unfortunately, are very real in this day and age, with 80% of businesses hacked. And it seems hackers come up with new ways […]