by Julie Catron | Jan 15, 2022 | Podcast
In August 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the Health Breach Notification Rule (Breach Rule), which requires vendors of personal health records and related entities to provide notice to consumers following a breach. After over a decade without any...
by Julie Catron | Jan 8, 2022 | Podcast
In statements throughout his tenure as Director of HHS’ Office for Civil Rights from 2017-2021, Roger Severino was repeatedly critical of organizations for not performing a risk analysis or taking action to mitigate identified risks, as required by the HIPAA...
by admin | Jan 4, 2022 | Blog, White Papers
Introduction The HIPAA Security Rule, is a set of national standards designed to help organizations protect PHI that’s created, received, used, or maintained by a healthcare covered entity, with compliance expectations that extend to business associates as well....
by admin | Dec 29, 2021 | Blog, White Papers
Introduction As the world is more connected to digital life, state and federal agencies are issuing a growing number of standards and mandates focused on data privacy and protection. Across the U.S., many states—for example, California, Nevada, and Maine—have already...
by admin | Dec 29, 2021 | Blog, White Papers
In addition to being a HIPAA Security Rule requirement, conducting regular risk analyses is a fundamental business practice, yet many healthcare organizations struggle with the basics, from understanding Introduction Despite many warnings from the Office for Civil...
