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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Are you feeling constrained running your business from your desktop or laptop? Chances are if you have more than a couple of users, the time has come to invest in your own server. It might feel like a big step for a small to medium business to take, but the [...]
The trend to bring your own device (BYOD) means schools are handing more control over to parents when it comes to buying technology. Parents and students often weigh up between a tablet or a laptop. But with laptops getting smaller and lighter, and tablets getting larger, the question is broader [...]
Install and enable a firewall What is a firewall? A personal firewall can protect against unauthorized connections by intercepting incoming and outgoing connection attempts and blocking or permitting them based on a set of rules. Why should you enable or install a firewall? When you enable or install a firewall, [...]
We have received an update regarding a recent article posted to our site: (Link to previous article: https://acetechgroup.com/security-alert-beware-microsoft-word-attachment-zero-day-exploit/) Microsoft has released updates to patch the zero-day vulnerability of their Windows operating systems that had been reported on over the last week (KB4015546, KB4015547, KB4015549, KB4015550). Check out this link from Microsoft, which [...]
Mobile devices improve patient care but broaden the target for hackers. They can also be stolen and lost. Plenty of examples of all three breach types are found on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ “Wall of Shame.” The theft of just one portable device from an Illinois [...]
Secure Paper Protected Health Information (PHI) too! Sensitive information on paper is the same as sensitive information on a computer. Both need to be protected from unauthorized access and should be treated with caution and discretion. In particular, protected health information (PHI) in all forms (e.g., verbal, fax, paper, electronic) [...]
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