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How Engaging Training Reduces Employee Errors in Healthcare
Navigating HIPAA Compliance in the Age of Ransomware
Comprehensive FWA and OSHA Training for Healthcare Providers
FWA and OSHA Training: Key Requirements for Healthcare Practices
Why Your Healthcare Business Needs an AI Policy
Contingency Plan Requirements
Transform Your Compliance Process: Meet our Enhanced SRA
The Hidden Cost Savings of Security Risk Assessments in Healthcare
A Beginner’s Guide to Implementing Security Risk Assessments in Healthcare
The Role of AI in Healthcare Cybersecurity
Common Small Business HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them
Cybersecurity Strategies for Mitigating Risks in Healthcare
Making HIPAA Training Work for Your Busy Medical Office
Working with Business Associates
HIPAA-Compliant Marketing Strategies for Growing Your Healthcare Business
6-Month HIPAA Compliance Plan for New Healthcare Business Owners
Ransomware Resilience Strategies
Telehealth and Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Compliance Check-Up
Tabletop Exercises for Effective Incident Response in Healthcare
OCR Gearing Up for New Round of HIPAA Audits in 2024
Comprehensive Incident Response Planning for Healthcare
Navigating HIPAA Compliance for Small to Midsize Healthcare Providers
Social Media in Healthcare
Building an Effective BYOD Policy for Your Healthcare Practice
Third-Party Risk Management in Healthcare
Beyond Compliance: Elevating Cybersecurity for Long-Term Success
HIPAA Best Practices and Priorities for 2024
HIPAA Secure Now Pairs Productivity with Cybersecurity Training to Boost Outcomes
Platform-Specific Cybersecurity Training in Microsoft 365 and Google
Top Target: Healthcare’s Ransomware Struggles Exposed
Utilizing Microsoft 365 Training for Enhanced Security and Efficiency
How to Prepare for a Security Risk Assessment in Healthcare
What is the HIPAA Security Rule?
Best Practices for Healthcare Mobile Device Management
Cybersecurity Performance Goals and HIPAA
Navigating the Threat Landscape: Common Cybersecurity Risks and Solutions for Healthcare Providers
Mastering the Basics: Password Security FAQ’s
Simulating Threats: A Human-Centric Approach to Healthcare Security
Ahead of the Curve: The Power of Completing HIPAA Training Early
Securing Healthcare from Cyber Threats: An HHS Strategy Update
Healthcare Cybersecurity Resolutions
5 Vital SRA Recommendations to Strengthen Your Healthcare Organization
HHS Urges Continuous Staff Cyber Training
The Power of Narrative-Based Learning
Empowering Patients through Telehealth Education
Healthcare on High Alert: OCR’s First Ransomware Settlement
Social Engineering in Healthcare: Recognizing and Mitigating the Human Factor
The Lock & Key of Healthcare: Encryption’s Role in Patient Privacy
Cyber Liability Insurance for Healthcare
HIPAA Compliance in the Age of Remote Work
Cybersecurity Audits for Healthcare
The Future of Healthcare Cybersecurity: Trends to Watch
A Dynamic Duo: Cybersecurity and Compliance
Elements of a Comprehensive HIPAA Annual Training
Maintaining HIPAA-Compliant Communication Amongst Colleagues
Safeguarding Patient Privacy through Proper Record Disposal
Non-Cloud Backups: A Lifeline for Healthcare
The Year-Round Commitment to SRA Recommendations
Ensuring Robust Data Security
The Rising Threat of Social Engineering Attacks in Healthcare
NIST Guidelines for Strong Passwords
Online Tracking Technologies: Warning Issued for Healthcare
Cybersafe Tips for Finding Steals while Avoiding Scams
Healthcare Security Violation
The Importance of a Security Risk Assessment
Enhancing Ransomware Defense
HIPAA Secure Now: Helping Healthcare Businesses
Enhancing Healthcare With Increased Language Access
Understanding the OCR 90-Day Transition Period
Business Associates HIPAA Compliance
End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
How to Communicate with Dental Patients via Text-Messaging
Privacy vs. Security Rule
Physical Safeguards for HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA Compliant Waiting Room
Be Alert: Phishing Attacks
OCR Healthcare Report Released
HIPAA Compliance & Cybersecurity: How They Differ
A Different Kind of Heart Health
The Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
HIPAA’s Role in Software Support
HIPAA: Text Messaging and Chat Services
Cybersecurity is Vital for Healthcare Organizations
Healthcare Industry End of Year Checklist
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
HIPAA & Tracking Technologies
Administrative Simplification Provisions of HIPAA
Security Incident Guideline Reminder
Cybersecurity: Physical Devices
Cybersecurity: Social Media
Cybersecurity: What is Phishing?
HIPAA Fines for Three Dental Offices
Common Healthcare Breaches
Is There a HIPAA Violation in Your Trash?
HIPAA & Cybersecurity Insurance
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
HIPAA Right to Access Enforcement
API Adoption and Healthcare
Healthcare Breaches on the Rise
HIPAA and Audio-Only Telehealth
Exceptions to a HIPAA Breach
What is the Digital Front Door?
Remote Workforce and HIPAA
What’s the HIPAA Omnibus Rule?
The 18 PHI (Protected Health Information) Identifiers
Your New HIPAA + Cybersecurity News Source
HIPAA Compliance Audit: What to Expect
Business Websites: Do They Need to Be HIPAA Compliant?
High Alert: Healthcare Ransomware Threat!
HIPAA Privacy Officer – Who’s in Charge Here?
Regardless of Your Business Size, You’re a Target
IoMT: What is the Internet of Medical Things?
Fraud Alert: Beware of Tax Related Scams
Protected Health Information: How Long Do You Need to Keep Records?
What Is MFA….and Do I Need It?
You Can Leave a Message – But Make Sure It Is HIPAA Compliant
Reporting a HIPAA Breach – Details You’ll Want to Know
Annual Deadline for HIPAA Small Breach Reporting is Approaching
Healthcare Breach Statistics Continue Rising
How to Handle HIPAA and Email
What is a Business Associate Agreement in HIPAA?
Phishing Attacks on the Healthcare Industry
Looking Ahead: Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022
Your HIPAA Breach Notification Questions Answered
HIPAA Privacy Rule Update: Extreme Risk Protection Orders
End of Year Checklist for Healthcare
Oops, Was That A HIPAA Violation?!
‘Tis the Season for Yams…and Scams
Administrative Safeguards of the Security Rule: What Are They?
Is Your Head or Your Business in the Cloud?
What’s So Important About Security Risk Assessments for HIPAA Compliance?
Why Celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month?
PHI or PII – What’s the Difference?
Cybersecurity Resources for Healthcare
Cyberattack Cost to Healthcare
Electronic Health Records & The Security Rule
Challenges in Healthcare Cybersecurity
Why Do Hackers Love Healthcare?
HIPAA & 18-Year-Old Patients
Wait, a Breach is HOW Much?
Pipeline Problems & Healthcare
Your Prescription for Healthcare
Socially Distanced Messaging
A Different Kind of Health Hero
Remote Working & Healthcare
What if Employees Refuse the Vaccine
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Right to Access Enforcement Initiative
Please Complete This Form
COVID-19, Cybercrime, & HIPAA: Prepare Your Practice
Caught off Guard: What the Pandemic Taught Healthcare Organizations About Being Prepared for a Business Interruption
Smart Telehealth Practices
Employee Privacy In a Pandemic
Is COVID-19 Unraveling HIPAA?
Lenient Doesn’t Mean Lazy
Free Download: Cyber-Attack Quick Response Resources
Mental Health Assessments
COVID-19 Long Term Effects
Resource Guide for HIPAA Compliance & Telehealth Guidelines During COVID-19
Redefining Identifiable Data
Resource Guide for Securely Operating During the COVID-19 Crisis
Free Security Training: Introduction to Working Remotely
Community-Based Testing Sites
COVID-19 & First Responders
Interoperability & Information Sharing
HIPAA Right of Access Myths
Greatest Cybersecurity Threats to Healthcare
Sharing Safely During an Emergency
Healthcare Data Breaches Affected 40 Million Americans in 2019
Windows 7 End of Life Creates New Opportunities for Scammers
2019 HIPAA Breach Reporting Deadline Approaching
Cybercriminals Now Demanding Ransoms from Patients
Protecting Patients – More Than Meets the Eye
Lost Laptop Leads to New Kind of Accident
Healthcare’s Annual Physical
OCR Issues Guidance on Targeted Ransomware
Alexa, Increase Time with My Patients
Sentara Hospitals Agrees to $2.175 Million Settlement for HIPAA Violations
Ransomware Attack Impacts 100+ Nursing Homes
Conducting a Risk Analysis – What You Need to Know
Data Breach Costs Texas Health and Human Services Commission $1.6 Million
American Cancer Society’s Online Store Hit with Skimming Malware
OCR Issues $2.15 Million Fine to Jackson Health System
Importance of a Risk Assessment
$85,000 Settlement in OCR’s First HIPAA Right to Access Case
Dental Practice’s Response to Yelp Review Leads to $10,000 Fine
HIPAA Secure Now Joins Far-Reaching Initiative to Promote the Awareness of Online Safety and Privacy for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
HIPAA Secure Now Joins Far-Reaching Initiative to Promote the Awareness of Online Safety and Privacy for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Ransomware Chaos in Campbell County
Right to Access was Implemented to Protect Patients but is Hurting Patients & Providers Alike (Part 2)
Right to Access was Implemented to Protect Patients but is Hurting Patients & Providers Alike (Part 1)
Compliance & Cybersecurity Go Hand-In-Hand
Does Your Breach Response Plan Include Notification?
Ransomware Hits Hundreds of Dental Offices
Why We Need to Go Beyond HIPAA
Allscripts to Pay $145 Million for Practice Fusion EHR Investigation
Scrolling Through the Breaches
Make Time for Cybersecurity
25,000 Patients’ Data Exposed in Email Hack
An Analysis of Cybersecurity Practices in Healthcare
Hackers Using Social Profiles
Lawsuit Filed Against the University of Chicago Medical Center and Google over Data Sharing
NEO Urology Suffers Ransomware Attack, Pays $75,000 Ransom
Preventing Medical Identity Theft
10 Cybersecurity Tips for Small Businesses
Quest Diagnostics Data Breach Could Impact Nearly 12 Million Patients
$100,000 Settlement Reached for 2015 HIPAA Breach
Ransomware: The Trend That Never Goes out of Style
HIPAA Audits 101: Your Compliance State Under Review
$3 Million Fine Issued for PHI Breach of Over 300,000 Patients
Misconfigured Webpage Exposed Patient Data
Metrocare Services Discloses Second PHI Breach in 5 Months
Business Email Compromise Incidents up 133%
Lost Files: The Beginning of the Problems
Ransomware Attack Shuts down Michigan Practice – Deletes All Patient Files
Tax Refund Scams – Know What to Look For
Ransomware Dominated Healthcare and Small Businesses in 2018
Study Finds Healthcare Sector Uniquely Susceptible to Phishing Attacks
How to Create an Incident Response Plan
7,038 Patients of Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Notified of Phishing Attack
Third-Party Vendor Causes Breach Impacting 45,000 Patients
Nearly 974,000 UW Medicine Patients’ Medical Records Exposed
When a Healthcare Breach Lands You on the Wall of Shame
Research Suggests Employees Remain the Weak Links in Security
Performing a Security Risk Assessment Offers Value Beyond Compliance
Ransomware Attack on CT Optometry Office Raises Tax Fraud Concerns
HHS Cybersecurity Guidelines: The 6 Simple Steps That Will Mitigate The Top 5 Threats To Healthcare
Email Hack Leads to Valley Hope Association Breach of Patient Data
Ransomware Is Alive and Well – Here Are 10 Tips to Help Protect Your Organization
5 Tips for Protecting Your Electronic Health Records
VUMC Uses Multi-Factor Authentication to Combat Phishing Attacks
Why Physicians Need Improved Cybersecurity Education
Why Your Employees Break the Rules
Phishing Attack Leaves 37K Gold Coast Health Plan Members’ PHI at Risk
Why Hackers Target Healthcare
Business Email Compromise Scams – Here to Stay
HIPAA Violations During ‘Boston Med’ Filming Leave Three Boston Hospitals with $999,000 in Fines
Breached Records to Skyrocket with SMBs as the Biggest Targets
51% of SMB Leaders Think Their Business Isn’t a Target for Cybercriminals
HIPAA and MACRA/MIPS 2018 – What You Need to Know
Appropriate Electronic Disposal
Missouri-Based Practice Suffers Breach of Nearly 45,000 Patient Records
Healthcare Data Breaches Rise Along with Consumer Concerns of Privacy and Data Security
The Psychology of Falling for a Phishing Email
Healthcare Data Security: Less of a Concern for U.S. Adults than Threats to Financial Information
Use Caution with USB Drives
$150K Proposed Settlement for Victims of 2014 Flowers Hospital Data Breach
Exactis Database Leaks 340 Million Records of Personal Data
Password Reuse: A Common Practice for 25% of Employees
HIPAA Security Tips and Reminders – Phishing Sites
Security Awareness Training – Time to Jump on the Bandwagon
SMS Phishing Scam for Email Accounts
HHS’ OCR proposes HIPAA change to share settlements of data breaches with victims
Insiders to Blame for Poor Cybersecurity in Healthcare
FTC: Five Ways to Help Protect Your Identity
Two San Francisco Hospitals Suffer Breach of Patient Data
Learn more about the impact of ransomware
HIPAA Security Tips and Reminders – Public WiFi Networks
OCR Cyber Security Newsletter: Risk Analyses vs. Gap Analyses – What is the difference?
Mitigating Insider Threats in Healthcare
Why SMEs and SMBs Fail After A Cyberattack
Effective Security Training Requires Change in Employee Behavior
You Received a Letter from OCR, Now What?
Federal Trade Commission Warns of Fake Invoice Phishing Scams
FBI Warns Small Businesses to Beware of Cybercriminals
What can PHI be used for?
OCR February 2018 Cybersecurity Newsletter: Phishing
How Does the Dark Web Impact Small Businesses?
The Human Factor – The Weakest Link In Data Protection
How Will Your Employees Get You Hacked?
Affiliated Covered Entities
What is Your Personal Information Worth on the Dark Web?
Mapping Base-EHR to MIPS ACI-Base-Score: 5 Things You Need to Know
Ransomware Wreaks Havoc in 2017
Allscripts Suffers Ransomware Attack: Recovery Underway
Analysis of 2017 Health Data Breaches
Employee training crucial this holiday season
Make sure to make available patient records on a timely basis
HIPAA Secure Now! Chosen as Preferred Vendor for 2,700 YMCAs Across the United States
HIPAA Secure Now! Joins Forces with MyMipsScore to Aid Physicians in Raising MIPS Scores and Medicare Reimbursements
Tips for securing ePHI on mobile devices
Avoiding MIPS Penalty: There’s an App for That!
The weakest link in cybersecurity
MIPS Submissions: It’s NOT Complicated
Security risks can be a MIPS score killer
Fall prevention strategies apply to anti-phishing efforts
Study finds cybercriminals favor small businesses
5 ways a hacker may target your small business
Engage Users in Cybersecurity Training
“Human Factor” to Blame for Increase in Ransomware Attacks
Study finds that 30% of SMEs lack an incident response plan
OCR deputy discusses common mistakes that often lead to compliance reviews
Article: What Happens When Your Small Business Is Hacked
56% of healthcare organizations see employees as their greatest threat to IT security
Cyberattack Costs New York Hospital Nearly $10 million
New Strain of Ransomware Hits Michigan Hospital
Data breaches happen to both small and large businesses
Cyberattack Forces West Virginia Hospital to Scrap Its Computer Systems
Should healthcare organizations be incentivized to adopt cybersecurity?
Article: Former Durango Family Medicine patients warned of security breach
Google to remove ePHI from its Search Results
Healthcare Seen Highly Vulnerable to Cyberattack
Global Ransomware Attacks Target Healthcare Organizations
75% of health organizations fall below cybersecurity poverty line
$31,000 fine for not having a Business Associate Agreement
Article: 68 percent of healthcare organizations have compromised email credentials
Article: How healthcare organizations should prepare for a HIPAA audit
Even Non-Profits can get HIPAA Fines
Ransomware Attack Hits Pediatric Practice
Large data breaches happening at U.S. Hospitals
Ransomware ‘Philadelphia’ Discovered Targeting Healthcare Industry
Americans receive mixed results in cybersecurity IQ
TV Show – Chicago Med a Ransomware Victim
5 Tips for Staying #HIPAA Compliant on Social Media
Article: Computer Virus Potentially Exposes PHI of 2.5K at Oregon Clinic
Ransomware Attack on Urology Austin
Article – FBI: Attackers Targeting Anonymous FTP Servers in Healthcare
The Latest Details on HIPAA Compliance Audits
Office for Civil Rights Issues Second Largest HIPAA Fine to Date – $5.5 Million
Article: Snooping St. Charles Health System Employee Accessed Almost 2,500 Patient Records
Healthcare firms to increase security spending
Ransomware: could smaller practices be the next victims?
Want to Score with MACRA? Perform a HIPAA Risk Assessment.
Want to Score with MACRA? Perform a HIPAA Risk Assessment.
CMS extends Meaningful Use deadline to March 13, 2017
Updated 2017 HIPAA Training
OCR’s guidance to audit controls
Still time to do a SRA for Meaningful Use
Data breaches at smaller companies can be devastating
MACRA regulation commences January 1, 2017
Peachtree Orthopedics breach hits 531,000 patients
MACRA Requires a HIPAA Security Risk Assessment
New CMS MACRA Rule Kicks In, Factors HIPAA Compliance into New Payment Structure
New CMS MACRA Rule Kicks In, Factors HIPAA Compliance into New Payment Structure
WARNING: BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR OCR PHISHING EMAIL
OCR ‘Laser Focused’ on HIPAA Violation Complaints, Enforcement
OCR’s Guidance to HIPAA & Cloud Computing
HIPAA Gets a Little Cloudy
Hospital fined $400,000 for obsolete Business Associate Agreements
Dropbox Data Breach and Phishing Scams
Athens Orthopedic won’t pay for credit monitoring in data breach
Healthcare software bugs have big consequences
HHS Office for Civil Rights releases ransomware guidance
Phase 2 HIPAA Audits – You Can Get Selected
Don’t Let HIPAA Audits, Ransomware Sink Your Practice
Becker’s: 8 HIPAA compliance best practices
Secure Now! Discusses Data Security on Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®
Secure Now! Discusses Data Security on Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®
Lack of HIPAA Education causes problems in Orlando
MedSafe and HIPAA Secure Now! Announce Partnership to Offer Enhanced Healthcare Compliance Solutions
Physicians: Don’t skip your security risk assessment
Phase 2 HIPAA Audits – The OCR Emails Have Begun