by Steve Cagle | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog
In response to increasing regulatory and customer pressure to protect patient data, business associates are outsourcing their HIPAA compliance and cybersecurity programs to third-party healthcare privacy and security firms. This managed service approach results in a...
by Wes Morris | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog
Responding to OCR’s Notice of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications By, Wes Morris, Managing Principal Consultant and Dawn Morgenstern, Senior Principal Consultant The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Notification of Enforcement...
by Jon Moore | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog
The recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides a $300 million boost in funding for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) led Telehealth and Telemedicine Services programs. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced on March 30 that he is...
by Jon Moore | Mar 27, 2020 | Blog
While most healthcare organizations agree that Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance is paramount and a robust cybersecurity program is a must, the reality is the industry, as a whole, has many challenges when it comes to building...
by admin | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog
Wes Morris, Managing Principal Consultant Dawn Morgenstern, Senior Principal Consultant George W. Jackson, Jr., Senior Principal Consultant The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties (HIPAA Waiver) on March 16, 2020. As...
by Clearwater | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog
Clearwater Customers can perform risk assessment using their existing IRM|Analysis® software and can leverage free assistance from Clearwater In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare organizations, as well as their key vendors, have transitioned a...
