February 2024 Healthcare Breach Report
In another banner month for healthcare breaches, the OCR Breach Portal listed 54 incidents affecting 5,056,083 patients. The most affected group was business associates, reporting 9 incidents [...]
U.S. Healthcare Compliance Frameworks
Many U.S. healthcare organizations are increasingly engaging with the global marketplace to deliver optimal patient care. Because care requires using and exchanging sensitive patient information, adherence to [...]
Security and Compliance for Healthcare Business Owners
While most businesses do intend to become compliant at some point, only 20% of companies actually have security and compliance standards in play. Security assurance and compliance [...]
The Importance of Physical Therapy (PT) Compliance
Many physical therapy practices are under the false assumption that they don’t need to comply with regulatory standards such as HIPAA, often discussing patient care in front [...]
Protecting Your Organization From Data Loss with a Cloud Backup Solution
An increasing number of companies are relying on SaaS solutions to run their business-critical applications. In many cases, these become an integrated part of the daily operations [...]
OSHA Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare workers face some of the greatest job-related risks to their safety and well-being. To address this need, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides regulations [...]
Corporate Compliance Software: Why It Shouldn’t Go Overlooked
Currently, more than 2,700 organizations are using at least one or more corporate compliance software solutions. Corporate compliance management software helps eliminate inconsistencies in federal and state [...]
The Importance of Regulatory Compliance Risk Assessments
On average, all it takes is one noncompliance event for an organization to lose $5.87 million in revenue alone. With the heat of monetary losses increasing and [...]
Streamline Your Reporting with the OSHA Incident Tracker
In compliance with healthcare safety and privacy regulations, organizations must document and report all incidents of noncompliance to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). These reports [...]
The Importance of a Corporate Integrity Agreement
Upholding ethical standards and transparency becomes especially imperative when a healthcare organization or medical practice has been implicated in illegal or unethical practices. A Corporate Integrity Agreement [...]
