Nov 8, 2021 | Backup & Disaster Recovery, Data Backup, HSN, Policies and Procedures
Cloud Hosting & HIPAA Compliance When you think of trends in healthcare, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s a particular EMR system, new machines in the office, ways in which you communicate with patients… the list goes on. One thing is for sure when we think...
Nov 1, 2021 | HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Violations, HSN, Policies and Procedures, Security Reminders, security risk assessment
Before you buy a home, an inspection is completed as a way of exposing any potential issues to you as a buyer. This can give you leverage when it comes to purchasing price negotiation since these liabilities can often present risks to you as a resident. Those risks...
Oct 25, 2021 | HSN, Scams, Security Reminders
October. That time of year when we have pumpkin spice everything and when tricks, treats, and terrors are given front-page billing. And for some people, it is the ideal time to binge-watch scary movies on repeat. We stare at the screen with one eye open, begging the...
Oct 18, 2021 | HSN, Risk Assessment, Scams
The History A trip into any card store or venture onto social media will alert or remind you that there is a holiday for nearly everything. Who got to decide that April 23rd was National Talk Like Shakespeare Day? Or that Squirrel Appreciation Day would fall on...
Oct 11, 2021 | health apps, health devices, HSN
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a new policy statement that requires health apps and connected device companies that collect health information to comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule. Yes, that means those very apps that so many of...
Oct 2, 2021 | HSN, PHI, PII
The terms protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) are often used interchangeably. But while they may sound like the same thing, there are differences that set them apart, and that is especially true when it comes to HIPAA....
