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MACRA/HIPAA: Ignorance of the Law Is No Excuse

by Robert Felps | Jun 1, 2017 | Compliance & Security, Cyber Security, HIPAA Training, Third Rock

Many physicians believe HIPAA is a total waste of their time and money. That’s because they think it’s the federal government trying to force them to do something that they don’t need to be doing. But, that’s not the intent of the HITECH and...

Best Defense Against Ransomware is a Good Backup

by Clint Eschberger | May 16, 2017 | Compliance & Security, Cyber Security, Disaster Recovery (BCDR), Focus on Security, Technology

By now, most have heard or been affected by the WannaCry ransomware that has spread to over 150 countries at last count. The WannaCry ransomware started taking over users’ files on Friday, demanding $300 to restore access. Hundreds of thousands of computers have...

HHS OCR: PHI Security is your top priority

by Robert Felps | May 11, 2017 | CompassDB, Cyber Security, Risk Management, Third Rock

If you haven’t noticed, cybersecurity is a major issue in the world, politically, economically, and even personally. No one wants their identity stolen. No business wants to deal with customer (patient) retaliation caused from losing their personal health...

Security Alert: Google Email Attack

by Clint Eschberger | May 3, 2017 | Cyber Security

Google is investigating a large-scale phishing attack involving malware that is currently spreading among users of its Gmail service. You will see a message similar to the one below! The message sent to Gmail users includes an invitation to view a shared Google Docs...

Lack of Awareness – Still a Barrier to Cybersecurity Effectiveness

by Julie Rennecker, PhD, BSN | Apr 27, 2017 | Cyber Security

A recent study conducted by HIMSS Analytics and reported in the HIPAA Journal indicated that more than 78% of the IT executives, managers, and staff surveyed identified employees’ lack of security awareness as a primary concern – despite 85% of the same survey...

Cybersecurity: Have you hardened your systems?

by Robert Felps | Apr 25, 2017 | Compliance & Security, Compliance Technology, Cyber Security, Third Rock

We perform HIPAA Risk Assessments (Security Risk Analysis) for very small practices to large healthcare organizations, plus business associates that include software, big data, and marketing companies. We know the focus of the assessment needs to be security;...

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