by HIPAAgps | Aug 16, 2018 | HIPAA News
Beazley, a specialist insurer, recently provided information on the ever-increasing email breaches that are leaving protected Health Information (PHI) vulnerable. Beazley has a Breach Response Service that allows them to gather statistical information and provide that...
by HIPAAgps | Aug 9, 2018 | HIPAA News
The July 2018 OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter focused on how covered entities and business associates should dispose of electronic devices and media. 164.310(d)(2)(i) of the HIPAA standard specifically states that health care organizations must implement policies and...
by HIPAAgps | Aug 2, 2018 | HIPAA News
At a talk at The Heritage Foundation, Alex Azar, the current Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), stated that the HHS will be looking at HIPAA and other health privacy regulations and making updates in the near future. The final Security...
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...
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