Mobile health applications, wearable fitness trackers and even social media sites are creating new privacy risks for health information because the data collected, shared and used falls outside the regulatory scope of HIPAA, says Lucia Savage of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
Many healthcare organizations embark on cloud migrations
to achieve scalability, cost-efficiency, and higher application
performance. But migrating applications to the cloud can be a
complex process that requires careful planning and deliberation.
Maintaining HIPAA compliance and maximizing PHI security...
In the on-prem world, companies needed experts for each major area of IT provenance: hardware, networking, systems administration, security, operating systems, virtualization, workload balancing, data integration, data cleansing and quality, and then all the function-specific applications that drive everyday business...
Members of Congress have sent a letter to federal regulators saying that because ransomware attacks are "different" from other breaches in the healthcare sector, there's a need for new recommendations in upcoming government guidance.
Healthcare entities are increasingly in the crosshairs of attackers who seek to cause business disruption. How can threat intelligence bolster cybersecurity defenses?
"Inside of healthcare, the data that's actually housed is greatly useful for a variety of nefarious purposes," says McWhorter, Chief Intelligence...
Healthcare entities are increasingly in the crosshairs of attackers who seek to cause business disruption through evolving attacks such as ransomware. It's inevitable, frankly, that many healthcare organizations will be diagnosed with ransomware. How must they prepare? What treatment is available for when they are...
The HHS Office of Civil Rights is gearing up for round two of HIPAA compliance audits. What should security leaders expect, and how should they prepare? David Holtzman of CynergisTek and Geoff Bibby of Zix offer insights and advice.
Download this interview with Hotzman and Bibby to learn about preparing for the...
Healthcare entities are increasingly in the crosshairs of attackers who seek to cause business disruption. How can threat intelligence bolster cybersecurity defenses?
"Inside of healthcare, the data that's actually housed is greatly useful for a variety of nefarious purposes," says McWhorter, Chief Intelligence...
Achieving HIPAA compliance is a journey, not a destination. The regulatory landscape is constantly changing, resources are stretched beyond capacity, disparate systems make it difficult to assess and remediate gaps, and the sophistication of cybercriminals is accelerating faster than most healthcare organizations can...
The HHS Office of Civil Rights is gearing up for round two of HIPAA compliance audits. What should security leaders expect, and how should they prepare? David Holtzman of CynergisTek and Geoff Bibby of Zix offer insights and advice.
Healthcare entities are increasingly in the crosshairs of attackers who seek to cause business disruption. How can threat intelligence bolster cybersecurity defenses? FireEye's Dan McWhorter offers insight and strategies.
A former pharmaceutical company manager faces sentencing in July after pleading guilty to criminal HIPAA violations for his part in a complex fraud scheme involving drug maker Warner Chilcott. Why are criminal HIPAA cases so rare?
MedStar is but the latest healthcare entity to fall victim to a ransomware attack. What can organizations do proactively to improve their ransomware defenses and response? PhishMe CEO Rohyt Belani offers insight.
It's no surprise that healthcare entities are being targeted, Belani says - and not just by ransomware,...
The recent surge in ransomware attacks on hospitals has at least one member of Congress contemplating whether HIPAA's breach notification requirements need to be clarified or updated to reflect the trend.
For many organizations, compliance with data security
standards doesn't seem to be getting easier. Although HIPAA represents
only a portion of the data security compliance obligations
faced by most organizations handling healthcare data, it
is one of the most significant.
Achieving and proving your
compliance...
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