by HIPAAgps | May 31, 2018 | HIPAA News
The latest newsletter from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) highlights the importance of physical security in safeguarding protected health information (PHI). With ransomware and hacking all over the news, many people are focused on cybersecurity issues and...
by HIPAAgps | May 24, 2018 | HIPAA News
In February 2018, the Des Moines Crisis Observation Center (DCOC) operated by Polk County Health Services Inc., discovered a breach, and, upon further investigation, discovered it started in June 2014. A press release from DCOC was issued in April 2018 notifying...
by HIPAAgps | May 17, 2018 | HIPAA News
Recently, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) fired three employees after a patient’s medical information was posted on Facebook. The shared information included the patient’s name, age, HIV status, past surgical information, and employment information. It...
by HIPAAgps | May 10, 2018 | HIPAA News
The latest Office for Civil Rights (OCR), cybersecurity newsletter focused on the differences between a risk analysis and a gap analysis. The OCR started the newsletter by reminding covered entities and business associates that they must do everything in their power...
by HIPAAgps | May 3, 2018 | HIPAA News
The FDA created a five-step plan that will help bring better and safer medical devices to patients. As stated in the FDA’s “Medical Device Safety Action Plan,” he five-step plan is as follows: Establish a robust medical device patient safety net in the United States...
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