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Cyber-breaches: Don’t Lie to Yourself

by Robert Felps | Jun 23, 2016 | Compliance & Security, Cyber Security

We’ve heard many arguments for not addressing your HIPAA compliance by healthcare covered entities. Honestly, it’s appalling to think a person that provides care for a living does not care about protecting their patient’s personal information,...

Primary Cyber Security Threats

by Robert Felps | Jun 2, 2016 | Compliance & Security, Cyber Security

We’re often asked “How likely is it that we will be audited by the government (OCR) for HIPAA compliance?” Our response is “It’s highly unlikely to be selected to be audited by the OCR”. We immediately follow up with,...

Avoid the HIPAA Wall of Shame

by Robert Felps | May 19, 2016 | Compliance & Security

There are several things a healthcare covered entity or business associate needs to do to avoid HIPAA fines and the possibility of being listed on the wall of shame, but the immediate need is to perform a thorough risk assessment. And that usually means having a third...

OCR Levies fine for lack of business associate agreements

by Robert Felps | May 12, 2016 | Compliance & Security

$1.55 million settlement and remediation According to the HHS Office of Civil Rights, North Memorial Health Care of Minnesota failed to complete a security risk assessment or risk analysis nor did it have compliant business associate agreements. The OCR considers...

Protecting Patient Health Information

by Robert Felps | May 10, 2016 | Compliance & Security, Cyber Security

The Meaningful Use advisers at the North Texas Regional Extension Center have a lot of experience working with physicians and Patrick Casey makes some good points about the need to protect patient health information. Protected Health Information (PHI) is a hot...

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