Thus far, telehealth breaches have been exceedingly rare, but as telehealth is increasingly used, telehealth data breaches and similar incidents may become more commonplace. Here are 10 steps for responding to a telehealth...more
5/4/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Patient Access ,
Risk Assessment ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
In an industry overrun with news of almost daily privacy breaches, what makes the Fresenius settlement especially newsworthy is the size of the fine compared to the size of the breach and the types of breaches involved....more
4/3/2018
/ Corrective Actions ,
Data Breach ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Fresenius ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently published a checklist to guide HIPAA-covered entities and business associates through an appropriate response to a ransomware or cybersecurity...more
6/16/2017
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Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Emergency Response ,
Health Care Providers ,
HIPAA Breach ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the long-awaited launch of phase 2 of HIPAA’s audit program. The program will target all types of covered...more