HIPAA data breach

Healthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance March 15, 2016

Hollywood Hospital Becomes Ransomware Victim

By Art Gross – Last month a hospital in Hollywood, CA was a victim of a ransomware attack that left computers unusable for over a week. According to a ZDNet article, the Southern California hospital was unable to practice its usual day-to-day operations.

Healthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance, Regulatory Issues August 12, 2015

Ignoring HIPAA Law Costly for Hospital

By Mike Semel – Once you become aware of a HIPAA data breach it is not a good idea to sweep it under the rug, especially when that is breaking the law and anyone who finds out can report you. Just because they are free and easy doesn’t mean you should use just any Internet file sharing service for storing patient information.