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Are Smartphones HIPAA Compliant?
According to Pew Research, 81 percent of Americans now own a smartphone. Many employers are implementing BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies, which allow workers to use their own devices…
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The Other Cyberattack Healthcare Providers Need to Watch Out For
It seems like 2019 has been the Year of the Ransomware attack in healthcare. According to McAfee’s August Threat Report, ransomware attacks grew by 118 percent in the first quarter…
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It’s Time to Add Social Media to Your HIPAA Compliance Checklist
Whether they’re not-for-profits or more commercially focused operations, healthcare providers are in the business of healthcare. That means they care about developing relationships with their current customers and attracting new…
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It’s Time to Be Honest About IT
Most people are familiar with the saying fake it until you make it. We might even be able to name people who have made it the cornerstone of their careers….
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What if it Happens Again?
There’s an old saying that lightning never strikes the same place twice. Experts say that isn’t true, and some places (like tall buildings) are natural lightning rods. Nevertheless, we continue…
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8 Ways to Lower the Cost of Data Breach Remediation
According to the Ponemon Institute’s latest Cost of a Data Breach Study (sponsored by IBM Security), the average cost of a data breach has risen 6.4 percent. Given today’s security…
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What’s the Difference Between HIPAA and HITECH?
HIPAA is a regulation that’s gets talked about a lot. But there are other industry regulations that healthcare providers – as well as those that offer technology products and services…
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Help for Small Businesses and HIPAA
Understandably, the really big fines for HIPAA non-compliance are the ones that get the most attention in the press and social media. Case in point: The $16 million settlement with…
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Do I Need to Comply With HIPAA/HITECH Privacy Rules?
In 2009, the U.S. Congress passed The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Congress recognized that technology…
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