HIPAA Breach Roundup: July 2017

Learning how HIPAA breaches have occurred at other health care organizations is a great way to stay proactive in protecting your business.   Information exposed on web for more than 5,000 insurance plan members Aetna, a health insurance company, recently...

OCR Updates for Summer 2017

When the OCR takes the mic, everybody listens. Learn more about what the OCR deemed important enough to send out updates for all health care organizations. On June 30, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent out a newsletter on file sharing and cloud computing.  This...

Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force Report

The latest report from the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force provides information on how cybersecurity can affect patient safety. In June 2017, the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force introduced multiple recommendations for improving...

Google Will Help Combat HIPAA Breaches

Google is now proactively removing protected health information (PHI) from search results provided to the public, helping to protect patients during HIPAA breaches. Google recently made changes to its personal information policy regarding some of the information...