By Matt Ferrari – Now on demand my CTO Talk episode with Callidus Health co-founders Dr. Ganesh Elangovan and Gerrit Adams. who created a cloud-based clinic communication solution that is speeding medical care to patients in need, while securing their PHI in the process.
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By Art Gross – Ransomware dominated the healthcare industry in 2017, with six of the top ten breaches reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services a direct result of the malicious software.
By David Harlow – In thinking about patient privacy, many folks assume that HIPAA is the first and last word on the subject. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Protected health information under HIPAA (PHI) is also protected by a variety of other federal and state regulatory schemes.
By Matt Fisher – Healthcare entities have received another warning from the OCR concerning yet another aspect of HIPAA compliance. OCR’s settlement with St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center focuses on controlling when and how PHI is released.
By Tom Toperczer – Criminal attacks are the leading cause of PHI reaches, according to a Ponemon Institute study. Breaches cost the healthcare industry $6.2B in 2016, while HIPAA Security and Privacy rule violation penalties for providers range from $50,000 per breach incident up to $1.5M.
By Rita Bowen – As of September 30, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has received over 141,754 complaints. Over 24,500 of these led to OCR investigations, resulting in required changes to privacy practices, corrective actions or technical assistance.
By Jon Melling – The rising complexity of healthcare, particularly as it relates to providers’ growing technical needs, is increasingly prompting healthcare organizations to seek the help of outside consultants.
HITRUST announced the creation of a Threat Catalogue to aid healthcare organizations in improving their information security posture by better aligning cyber threats with HITRUST CSF risk factors and controls.
By Marla Durben Hirsch – Providers continue to be confused as to how to dispose of their trash without running afoul of HIPAA. But the stakes are now higher – because it’s often the provider’s trash collector that’s exposing the patient data that’s in the garbage.