PHI Ransomware Attack Targets Law Firm
On July 16, 2021, the Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil law firm published a press release revealing that they had been targeted by a PHI ransomware attack in February 2021. [...]
6 MSP HIPAA Compliance Tips
As an MSP with healthcare clients, it is important to understand how HIPAA applies to you and your clients. As your clients’ trusted advisor, your clients will rely on [...]
Is ProtonMail HIPAA Compliant?
ProtonMail is an email encryption service that is designed with businesses in mind, enabling users to send and receive secure emails. But when you work with protected health information, [...]
1 Million Patients Affected by June 2021 Healthcare Breaches
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publicly posts breaches affecting 500 or more patients on their online breach portal. Each month, we [...]
Is Zapier HIPAA Compliant?
Zapier is an automation tool that enables software applications to be integrated, allowing products that don’t normally communicate with each other to do so. Being able to integrate, say [...]
EHR HIPAA Violations: Employee Impermissible Access Undetected for 12 Years
Former healthcare worker was discovered to have been improperly accessing patient files through an EHR platform for 12 years. Over this time period they accessed 7,000 patients’ files without [...]
Is Digital Marketing HIPAA Compliant?
Is digital marketing HIPAA compliant? The answer isn't so simple. The nature of digital marketing requires businesses to analyze customer data through several types of tools such as SEO, [...]
Eye Care Cyberattack Affects 500K Patients
Wolfe Eye Clinic, based in Iowa, suffered a cyberattack that gave hackers access to their patient files. The eye care cyberattack potentially affected 500,000 patients that had been treated [...]
One Week, Two HIPAA Criminal Cases Closed
In the span of a week, the U.S. Department of Justice closed two cases involving criminal HIPAA violations. One of these cases involved the violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute, [...]
Is Fax.Plus HIPAA Compliant?
Fax.Plus is an online fax service that allows businesses to easily schedule faxing, pull detailed reports, import contacts, and automatically retries failed faxes. But, is Fax.Plus HIPAA compliant? The [...]
