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Security Alert! Google Docs phishing scam

Issue was reported Wednesday (05/03). The scam is one of the oldest around, sending an e-mail asking you to click a hyperlink. Do so, and hackers can get access to your information. The email appears to come from someone inviting you to share a document. The email looks very similar [...]

HIPAA Security Reminder of the Week

Sanction Policy Both the HIPAA Security Rule and the HIPAA Privacy Rule require Covered Entities and Business Associates to document the disciplinary policy and apply sanctions against members of the workforce who violate the respective regulations. Sanctions may be applied if you: Access PHI that is not necessary for your job [...]

Malvern PA: Stolen Laptop Leads to $2.5 Million HIPAA Breach Penalty

The theft of a laptop computer containing information of nearly 1,400 patients was among two HIPAA breaches that led a Pennsylvania provider of remote heart monitoring to pay $2.5 million, federal authorities said this week. Malvern-based CardioNet, Inc., essentially had no process at all for securely managing electronic protected health [...]

HIPAA TIPS: Mobile Device Compliance Part 6

Install and enable security software What is security software? Security software protects against malicious software such as viruses, spam and malware. A virus is a self-replicating program that runs and spreads by modifying other programs or files. Spam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems. It is electronic junk mail. [...]

HIPAA Security Reminder of the Week

HHS Guidance on Sharing Mental Health Information of a patient The HHS Office for Civil Rights published guidance that addresses some of the more frequently asked questions about when it is appropriate under the HIPAA Privacy Rule for a health care provider to share the protected health information of a [...]

Obfuscation makes the cloud work for healthcare

Patient data is sacred when it comes to healthcare. HIPPA tells us so. In virtually every medical practice, cost controls are also sacred, and there are points where regulation and modern tools for reducing IT costs can come into conflict. Remote and cloud-based record processing is common in many fields, [...]

HIPAA Security Reminder of the Week

Protect Yourself from Data Security Breaches By monitoring your accounts regularly, you can respond quickly if hackers attempt to use your information. Security Tips: Pay attention to “last logged in” info. Sign up for electronic alerts. Consider a credit monitoring service. Freeze your credit. Change your passwords regularly. Think [...]

Phishing Attack Results in $400,000 HIPAA Breach Fine

A Denver, Colo.-area network of public health clinics paid a $400,000 HIPAA breach penalty after a phishing attack let a hacker gain access to employee email accounts and obtain electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,200 patients, federal authorities said today. Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN) – which provides primary [...]

Security Alert! Google Docs phishing scam

HIPAA Security Reminder of the Week

Malvern PA: Stolen Laptop Leads to $2.5 Million HIPAA Breach Penalty

HIPAA TIPS: Mobile Device Compliance Part 6

HIPAA Security Reminder of the Week

HIPAA Security Reminder of the Week

Phishing Attack Results in $400,000 HIPAA Breach Fine

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