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Common Findings in OCR's Record Year of HIPAA Enforcement

2018 ended up being a record year for HIPAA enforcement actions! According to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) 10 cases were settled and one case granted summary judgment in a case before an Administrative Law Judge...

OSHA Announces Decline in Workplace Fatalities

In December 2018, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), issued a statement regarding a decline in workplace fatalities for 2017. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Census of Fatal...

Don't SRA it Alone.. We Have the Security Risk Analysis Tools to Guide You!

The last few weeks we have been educating you with our recent articles about spoofing and phishing that threaten your cyber-security! Healthcare organizations are always going to be a target from malicious characters...

How Would You Improve HIPAA? Let OCR Know!

Reminder for Comments on Improving Care Coordination and HIPAA Rules The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), sent out a reminder for input from the public on how the...

What is Phishing and How Common is it?

What is Phishing and How Common is it? Phishing is an attempt to acquire personal information such as usernames, passwords or financial information via impersonation or by spoofing. Despite how simple they are,...

How to Be Cyber Secure and Protect Yourself from Scams!

Spoofing is a serious type of scam that unfortunately happens all the time! Unsuspecting victims are tricked into confirming or releasing personal information, sending money, or scammed into various...

5 Tips for Effective Time Management

"I just wish I had more time!" This is one of the most common phrases we hear from our colleagues, friends, and family members on a daily basis. Those who work in the healthcare profession can be even more prone in...

The OIG's Big Three for FY 2018

The recent Semiannual Report to Congress from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that summarizes the activities for the last half of the Fiscal Year (FY) had...

MIPS 2018 Data Submission Period is Open Now Through April 2, 2019

If you are a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinician who participated in Year 2 (2018) of the Quality Payment Program, the MIPS Data Submission Period is open. Data can be submitted and updated...

Start the New Year Off with a Secure Password!

Password Recommendations According to NIST Guidelines Not too long ago, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finalized guidelines that proposed changing password security recommendations and...