Cybersecurity and data breaches have been in public spotlight in the past several years as a result of recurring cyber-attacks on numerous organizations, business, its customers and communities in general. Media have been...more
Last spring the WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack crippled the global economy, impacting over 100,000 organizations throughout 150 countries and generating an estimated $4 billion in losses. The National Health Information...more
This week, the Senate passed a cybersecurity bill, called the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (the “CISA”), by a vote of 74 to 21. With the Senate’s vote, the bill is one step closer to becoming law....more
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) has released a revised Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information (the “Guide”), which is intended to be a resource for...more
“Anthem was the target of a very sophisticated external cyber attack,” announced Joseph Swedish, Anthem’s President and CEO. Anthem, Inc., formerly known as WellPoint, Inc., is one of the largest health insurance companies in...more
The New Year is here. It is time to make those 2015 resolutions, and not just those for getting fit and healthy. Resolve now to improve your organization’s compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more
1/6/2015
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Business Associates ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
PHI ,
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Risk Mitigation ,
Year-End Planning
Chinese Hackers Infiltrate Health System Network Affecting 4.5 Million Individuals – Community Health Systems, Inc. (“CHS”) reported this week that the information of approximately 4.5 million individuals has been affected by...more
8/25/2014
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
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OIG ,
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Stark Law
It would be pretty unsettling if your patient status, vital signs, medications, and laboratory results were available for the world to see on Google, wouldn’t it? According to recent settlement agreements announced by the...more
5/9/2014
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Google ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements ,
OCR ,
Patient Confidentiality Breaches ,
Patient Privacy Rights