HIPAA Privacy Audits – How Badly Am I Screwed?

Because of increasing threats, high-profile data breaches, and increased awareness of the damage they cause, we anticipate a substantial tightening of regulations and contractual requirements that will significantly impact information security in healthcare.

HIMSS buzzed about "Meaningful Use" requirements for EHR stimulus funds, tying eligibility to HIPAA compliance and risk assessments that must cover all PHI-handling apps and devices, not just EMRs.

I recently had the opportunity to review an article by Michael Koploy of Software Advice titled "HHS Data Tells the True Story of HIPAA Violations in the Cloud".

Many IT folks know that regardless of their respective fields the "unofficial" eighth and ninth layers of the OSI model are budget and politics.

With ambiguity over the definition of ‘creditor’ as it relates to the healthcare environment the American Medical Association (AMA) along with others cried “foul” and threw their challenge flag regarding the FTC’s Red Flag Rule.

At a recent networking event I heard a manager express frustration over managing an employee who got caught up in her own fairy tales that resulted in a very embarrassing termination.