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Have you ever wondered what exactly triggers a breach case investigated by Health and Human Services? While a number of things may attribute to an investigation, according to Deven McGraw, deputy director for health information privacy at the HHS Office for Civil Rights, nearly every breach case investigated by the department stems from a...
Congress may be poised to roll back the Affordable Care Act, but HIPAA and MACRA, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid’s (CMS) new model for reimbursements, are as certain to remain as death and taxes. Moreover, MACRA and HIPAA go hand in hand. Physicians cannot participate in MACRA, which went into effect on January 1,...
We frequently get asked about the timing of when a Security Risk Assessment (SRA) needs to be performed for Meaningful Use. So here is some guidance: SRA for Meaningful Use A SRA needs to be performed before a provider attests for Meaningful Use. According to CMS – https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/2016_SecurityRiskAnalysis.pdf Conducting a security risk analysis is required...
At the end of the year all kinds of publications and organizations publish yearly summaries to review the events of the past 12 months. Much of the time this can be positive publicity for a celebrity, firm, organization or industry. In this case, for healthcare, it is decidedly negative. Why has IBM made this proclamation? ...
Medicine is Risky The practice of medicine is a risky business. There is always the risk that a certain treatment will fail to help a patient. There is a risk of being accused of malpractice. There is a risk of being accused of incorrectly billing a patient, insurance company or government agency. There is a...
There is a lot of confusion about the requirements for Meaningful Use. The program has been around for 5 years and has seen many changes. We talk to potential clients and have recently heard the following quote many times: I heard the Security Risk Analysis is no longer a requirement for Meaningful Use I heard...
On September 2, 2015 The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a press release announcing a $750,000 HIPAA settlement with Cancer Care Group, P.C. This large fine offers some very important lessons. Let’s take a closer look: Cancer Care Group is a mid-size practice. They have 18 physicians. It is important to note the...
There are a large number of potential attack vectors on any network. Medical devices on a healthcare network is certainly one of them. While medical devices represent a potential threat, it is important to keep in mind that the threat level posed by any given medical device should be determined by a Security Risk Assessment...
If you look around you will see the overwhelming amount of mobile devices that are in use today including laptops, smartphones and tablets. Many organizations allow employees to use their own smartphones or laptops to access the organization’s email, network and data. Clients are starting to understand the risk of these devices and many have asked...
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has just released a valuable resource called: Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information Here is a look at the information included in the guide: [framed_box bgColor=”#ffd390″] Understand a HIPAA / Meaningful Use Risk Assessment Organizations need to perform a Risk Assessment...
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