by HIPAAgps | Jul 26, 2018 | HIPAA News
Insider breaches can be some of the worst HIPAA violations because they can go undiscovered for years, possibly affecting many more patients than a one-time hack. Recently, Adams County Government in Wisconsin released a notice to the press detailing how they...
by HIPAAgps | Jul 19, 2018 | HIPAA News
Sharing patient information on social media without patient consent is a HIPAA violation. Recently, this type of HIPAA violation became an issue when employees at Thompson Health’s M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center in Canandaigua, New York, took pictures and/or videos...
by HIPAAgps | Jul 12, 2018 | HIPAA News
As you may recall from a previous HIPAAgps post, ransomware attacks can devastate a health care company’s reputation and finances. You may not think that this applies to you because your company has a seemingly impenetrable firewall, but these computer bugs infiltrate...
by HIPAAgps | Jul 5, 2018 | HIPAA News
The most recent installment of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) cybersecurity newsletter focused on software vulnerabilities and patching. The newsletter began with a little background on what software is and the fact that much of the software we use contains...
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