Interesting look at paper referrals and HIPAA violations
referralMD has a very interesting article and infographic on paper based referrals. They take a look at HIPAA violations as well. Courtesy of: referralMD
Dropbox links spreading malware
A phishing scam that uses Dropbox links to spread malware is being sent to unsuspecting users. The malware makes it seem like the user has received an electronic fax and provides a link to access the file. The file contains a screen saver that encrypts the user’s hard drive and all of its contents. The...
Healthcare Organizations Prep For Increased Audits
Publication: InformationWeek As office manager of the Fertility Institute of Virginia, Pattie Carson needed to ensure the practice was compliant with laws related to mobile usage, emails, and security. But keeping up with changing laws while running the busy reproductive endocrinology practice was impractical, if not impossible.
A HIPAA violation that every organization should read about
Our job at HIPAA Secure Now! is to help our clients comply with HIPAA regulations. As part of that process we try to educate our clients and their employees on the importance of protecting patient privacy. We use examples of HIPAA violations to help clients understand some of the concepts of HIPAA such as; what...
CMS 2014 MU Changes – Risk Assessment Impact
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed extending the use of 2011 certified EHR technology (CEHRT) into 2014. Previously all eligible providers (EPs) were required to use 2014 CEHRT to attest for Meaningful Use in 2014. The table below explains what version and what Meaningful Use objectives EPs can use in 2014 ...
HIPAA – Looking Forward
We are at an inflection point regarding HIPAA enforcement. For years we have talked about HIPAA regulations including the HIPAA Security Rule, HITECH Act, small scale HIPAA audits and the HIPAA Omnibus Rule but true HIPAA enforcement has eluded us. Are we at a fork in the road where HIPAA enforcement and compliance with HIPAA...
Is Meaningful Use Helping or Hurting EHR Adoption? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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6 things organizations are doing that are not HIPAA compliant
Here is a list of common HIPAA violations that we find while performing a HIPAA Risk Assessment: Using Dropbox to store PHI Everyone loves Dropbox! Dropbox is simple, easy to use and convenient. It makes backing up and sharing data very easy. Unfortunately Dropbox is NOT HIPAA compliant. So use Dropbox for personal use but...
Electronic Health Records Infographic
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Physicians Find Security In The Cloud
Publication: InformationWeek Healthcare practices are increasingly partnering with trusted cloud service providers to provide enhanced data security along with improved efficiency of IT operations.
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