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Missing the HIPAA Target – Part 4

by Ed Jones, PMP, CHSP | Jun 22, 2017 | Compliance & Security, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Third Rock

In my first blog of this series, I stated that the intent of HIPAA was not to make you an expert on regulations, but to guide you to be risk management proficient, which is the ability to recognize threats and risks to your practice and manage them to eliminate or...

Care Disruption – The Ultimate Security Risk

by Julie Rennecker, PhD, BSN | Jun 13, 2017 | Compliance & Security, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Third Rock

We in the cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance communities talk a lot about breaches and fines and total costs of breach remediation – yadda, yadda, yadda. All non-trivial realities to be sure, but when the WannaCry ransomware attack paralyzed hospitals and...

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...

Buckle Up, It’s Going to be a Wild Cyber Ride!

by Ed Jones, PMP, CHSP | May 25, 2017 | Cybersecurity, Third Rock

Breathing a sigh of relief that the WannaCry ransomware attack didn’t hit your organization? Thinking you’ve dodged that bullet? Well, think again! If trends are any indication, and they typically are, I think it’s going to get a lot bumpier. Below are some...

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...

Leadership Briefing on Cyber Security

by Robert Felps | May 9, 2017 | Third Rock

You’re invited! McLane Intelligent Solutions is hosting a Business Owner Briefing on Cyber Security breakfast in Temple, Texas on Friday, May 12, 2017 at 7:30 AM. There is plenty of news about cyber breaches, but what small and medium businesses may not...

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