by John Howlett | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog
Understanding HIPAA Compliance and the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for the Privacy Rule In recent years, we’ve seen an uptick in Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforcement actions, primarily related to the HIPAA Privacy Rule and 45 CFR §164.524. During...
by admin | Mar 18, 2022 | Blog, White Papers
How to Advance Your Cybersecurity Program Following Federally Recognized Standards Updated July 2023 Introduction In January 2021, HR 7898 became law as an amendment to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health...
by Steve Cagle | Mar 16, 2022 | Blog
Cyberattacks and breaches are continuing to rise at an alarming rate in healthcare. According the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) breach portal, the number of breached individual records increased by 26% in 2021 to over 40 million. Ransomware attacks on the healthcare...
by John Howlett | Mar 9, 2022 | Blog
For nearly two decades, the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has been responsible for enforcing HIPAA requirements, starting in 2003 with enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and then the HIPAA Security Rule beginning in 2009....
by admin | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, White Papers
Introduction You just received notice that a vendor that maintains your organization’s data was hacked, and the bad actors downloaded files containing thousands of records with personally identifiable information or protected health information. You relied on the...
by John Howlett | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog
A letter from Owensboro Health CISO, Jackie Mattingly Clearwater experts have written previously about the need to make every month cybersecurity awareness month, and the importance of ongoing vigilance is especially evident right now. This past week, the United...
