Austin, TX — (SBWIRE) — 03/25/2014 — HIPAA Secure Now! (HSN) was voted best vendor at the ASCII IT SMB Success Summit held in Austin, TX. The ASCII event was well attended by Managed Service Providers (MSPs). HSN was represented by Art Gross HSN President and CEO and Patrick Felicetta HSN National Partner Relations. Gross...
When it comes to complying with the HIPAA Security and Omnibus Rules, there is a lot of confusion as to what needs to be done. And if you look at the amount of work it can be overwhelming; security risk assessment, employee training, policies and procedures, business associates, breach notification, encryption, disaster recovery to name...
Susan McAndrew, OCR deputy director for health information privacy, said in an interview with Information Security Media Group that the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will resume its HIPAA compliance audit program. The audit program should resume in the coming months. Hopefully in coming months you’ll see actual activity that will start up on the...
We have been writing about the permanent HIPAA audit program that will be put in place in 2014. Details of the program are starting to be released. The full text can be access by going to: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request Here are some of the highlights: Number of Organizations A...
Like many other people, you keep hearing about increased HIPAA enforcement and the increase in patient data breaches. And naturally you are starting to worry. But here is the problem, you are not sure what to do about HIPAA security or where to start. Privacy is much easier HIPAA privacy is much more intuitive. Only...
The HIPAA Omnibus Rule made major changes to how Business Associates are regulated under HIPAA. How can I tell if my cloud vendor is HIPAA compliant? One of the most frequent questions that we get asked by clients: How can I tell if my cloud vendor is HIPAA compliant? A lot goes into being HIPAA...
WZZM13 is reporting that several employees of Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI have been fired over a picture of a patient posted on Facebook. A source tells WZZM 13 News that an off-duty employee was in the emergency room when he saw an attractive female. He took a picture of her back side and...
HealthITSecurity.com has a very good article called What the HIPAA Omnibus Rule meant for healthcare in 2013 They give a good overview of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule and its impact. What I found even more interesting is some of the comments by OCR regarding their plans for 2014. It gives clear insight into the permanent...
Microsoft recently released a research website that will help prevent the use of weak passwords. Weak passwords can be easily guessed and can put sensitive information including patient information at risk. The new site is called Telepathwords According to Microsoft: How does Telepathwords work: Telepathwords tries to predict the next character of your passwords by...
Morristown, NJ — (SBWIRE) — 12/10/2013 — HIPAA Secure Now! (HSN) announced today a low cost HIPAA security service aimed at organizations with 10 or fewer employees. The new service called the HIPAA Basic Service includes a thorough HIPAA / Meaningful Use risk assessment, HIPAA security training / compliance testing for all employees and 1...
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