Healthcare providers are busy practicing medicine and treating patients; however, the information networks that contain patients’ protected health information could be under attack. According to...Read More
Cyber criminals are becoming acutely aware that healthcare organizations are a treasure trove of juicy information: patient names, dates of birth, social security numbers, addresses,...Read More
Many healthcare providers understand that the healthcare environment is moving toward an electronic age, yet many healthcare providers are not proactively implementing proper safeguards to...Read More
Healthcare providers and hospitals across the nation are starting to utilize Health Information Exchanges, which are not to be confused with the Healthcare Marketplace under...Read More
If you think your practice’s policies and procedures from 2003 are compliant with current law, please keep reading. As many health care providers know, on...Read More
Health care providers integrate many forms of technology into their practices. For instance, laptops, desktops, EMR tablets, iPads, iPhones, iPods, thumbdrives, CD backups, external hard...Read More
The answer is “yes” if you don’t have a proper HIPAA/HITECH business associate agreement in place. Health care providers frequently work with vendors–such as third...Read More
Health care providers, practices and health systems increasingly have many computers, tablets, external storage devices, etc. circulating among various offices with many providers. However, not...Read More
