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Accepting Federal Program Dollars? Exclusion List Screening is a Must!

Accepting Federal Program Dollars? Exclusion List Screening is a Must! It could be a costly mistake for your organization to not screen against exclusions lists, especially if you're receiving federal dollars! Not...

PHI and You: The Basics You Need to Know

Protected Health Information: The Basics You Need to Know Protected health information (PHI) is a term often heard in the healthcare industry in relation to HIPAA laws, but what does it mean exactly? PHI...

How Can a Breach Be Good Medicine?

Are you among the lucky healthcare providers who have never experienced a breach of Protected Health Information (PHI)? Having gone without a breach could provide a great sense of confidence that you are running...

Reminder-Breach Notification Deadline Approaching

The deadline for submitting a notice of a breach affecting fewer than 500 individuals is just around the corner. If a breach of unsecured PHI (protected health information) affects fewer than 500 individuals, a...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...