Lessons Learned from Failures in Healthcare Data Security
The Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology Innovation recently released a paper by Fellow Niam Yaraghi examining the current state of major healthcare data security across the [...]
Congress to Establish Chief Information Security Officer Within HHS
A bill to establish an Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was introduced in the [...]
HIPAA Compliant Data Security and Self Storage Units
Storage units are commonly used by healthcare professionals to store excess records and older files. They can be a great way to economize space or temporarily [...]
OCR Releases New HIPAA Audit Protocol and Business Associate Listing Template
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) just released an updated HIPAA Audit Protocol that it plans to use while investigating healthcare entities [...]
New York Presbyterian Hospital Hit with $2.2 Million OCR Settlement for “Egregious Disclosure” of PHI
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today that New York Presbyterian Hospital would be required to pay a [...]
$750,000 HIPAA Settlement in North Carolina for Lack of Business Associate Agreements
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it reached a $750,000 HIPAA settlement with Raleigh Orthopedic Clinic, P.A. The Raleigh, North [...]
PHI Found in the Trash at Mount Sinai Senior Health Center, NYC
PHI found: Mount Sinai, a hospital system with branches throughout New York City and Long Island had a potential HIPAA breach earlier this month after patient records [...]
Ransomware and HIPAA Guidance: New Threats to Hospitals and Doctors
Ransomware and HIPAA: Over three months in 2016 five separate hospitals in the US and Canada were hit by a series of targeted ransomware attacks. The most serious of these [...]
The Audits Are Coming! The Audits Are Coming!
OCR Phase 2 Audits Have Begun As of March 22, 2016, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has officially begun their Phase 2 [...]
Research Institute Fined $3.9 Million for HIPAA Violations After Laptop Theft
A New York biomedical research institute will pay $3.9 million to settle potential HIPAA violations, making this one of the largest fines ever levied in the [...]
