by Bob Chaput | Jun 1, 2021 | Blog
When the executive team and board are discussing this quarter’s financial results, it is important that everyone understands terms like revenue, operating margin, and net income. Any ambiguity in the understanding of those terms can lead to miscommunication....
by Jon Moore | May 17, 2021 | Blog
Under the HIPAA Security Rule, covered entities and business associates are required to perform risk analysis on all systems that create, receive, maintain, or transmit electronic protected health information. In 2010, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published...
by Jon Moore | Apr 6, 2021 | Blog
Signed into law by former President Trump on January 5 of this year. HR 7898 is an amendment or provision to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act). This new law requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
by Dawn Morgenstern | Feb 19, 2021 | Blog
By Dawn Morgenstern, Chief Privacy Officer and Senior Principal Consultant, and Wes Morris, Managing Principal Consultant In December 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced potential changes for the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the first major...
by Bob Chaput | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog
Healthcare organizations are experiencing a renewed onslaught of cyber attacks since the advent of the coronavirus pandemic. Hospitals and health systems were already targets of cyber attacks before the pandemic emerged. Now, the rapid shift to remote work and...