HIPAA Right of Access Myths
By Art Gross – A patient’s right to access their healthcare data so that they can make informed decisions regarding their own health and wellbeing is the component of HIPAA known as the HIPAA Right of Access.
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How to Mitigate Identity Risks By Managing Access for Contractors & Other Non-Employees in Healthcare
By John Racine – Many healthcare organizations have started relying on contingent workers for a variety of reasons, including responding to talent shortages and addressing the rising costs of hiring full-time healthcare employees.
Before Casting Stones, Check Own House
By Matt Fisher – The first HIPAA settlement of 2020 brings home a couple of key considerations for compliance. The first consideration is to be comfortable with one’s own level of adherence to HIPAA before filing a report (even a necessary one) that will inevitably result in an investigation.
Sharing Safely During an Emergency
By Art Gross – When an emergency situation occurs, like that of the recent Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak that is said to have originated in mainland China, the healthcare industry is affected worldwide.
Greatest Cybersecurity Threats to Healthcare
By Art Gross – What lies ahead for the healthcare industry in 2020? Like patient health, we can’t predict the future accurately, but we know that preventative care can go a long way when we know the risk factors.
Balancing the Data Equation
By Matt Fisher – Who owns healthcare data? Who can access healthcare data? Who can control how healthcare data are used? Those three questions can form the basis for going into any number of directions in the discussion around healthcare data.
One Virus, Two Ways
By Art Gross – As if the fear of the Coronavirus outbreak weren’t enough to have the world on edge, there’s a new way that the virus is impacting humans: through email cyber-attacks.
When Patients Meet HIPAA: Addressing Common HIPAA Access Questions In Real Life
By Matt Fisher – When individuals seek access to medical records or information, the process can often prove frustrating and labyrinthine. The long and convoluted process can arise from an unintentional misunderstanding of HIPAA (or state law) requirements, or an absence of knowledge.
Healthcare Data Breaches Affected 40 Million Americans in 2019
By Art Gross – 40 Million – The US state with the highest population is California. At the end of 2019, it was 39.56 million. That’s A LOT of people, right? Yes. However, According to the recent study published by Fortified Health Security, 40 MILLION Americans were affected by a healthcare data breach in 2019 alone.