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Results of Recent HIPAA Investigations
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a conference by OCR and NIST about HIPAA. Among all my notes, this once section stood out -- current audit results from OCR. Over the summer, OCR sent [...]
Alexa, Are You HIPAA Compliant?
The internet was buzzing recently that Alexa was boasting being HIPAA Compliant. While there are some skills sets that are being tested in healthcare settings, this is not an open invitation to put Alexa everywhere in your office [...]
Equifax Data Breach Due To Lack Of Basic Security
The massive 2017 data breach at Equifax showed a growing trend of ignoring critical patching of systems. Two years later and a senate inquiry, we now see the problem was much worse. In addition to Apache Struts not [...]
Website Notice of Privacy Practices
Look at your HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices. If it is dated prior to 2013, it's not compliant with current standards. Office after office, website after website, I see template Notice of Privacy Practices dated 2003. Much has [...]
Scam Alert: Bomb Threat Email
All over the US, healthcare entities are receiving an email threatening to detonate a bomb unless money is paid. While frightening, this is an email scam intended to con you out of money. Here's what it looks like: This [...]
Vendor Breach: Who’s Responsible
How would you feel if you were plunged into a potential data breach through no fault of your own? Imagine it. You have completed all the training for yourself and your staff, you have completed your risk assessment, [...]