Health Data Security and Risk: An Overview of What Lies Ahead
According to a recent Accenture report on the Cost of Cybercrime, healthcare is fifth on the list for the highest cost of cybercrime with an annualized cost of $12.47 million, with the financial services industry having the highest annualized cost of […]
HHS Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force Delivers Report to Congress
On June 2, 2017, the HHS Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force released our final Report on Improving Cybersecurity in the Health Care Industry to Congress. The Task Force report demonstrates the urgency and complexity of the cybersecurity risks facing the health care industry and […]
HHS Issues Ransomware Guidance
HHS issued Ransomware guidance recently that clarified that a ransomware attack involving ePHI (electronic Protected Health Information) is a HIPAA breach unless the Covered Entity of Business Associate can demonstrate that there is a low probability that the PHI has been compromised. Ransomware is a […]
HITRUST – What it is, Benefits and Determining if it is for Your Company
Among other mandates, Title II of HIPAA defined policies and procedures and provided guidelines for maintaining the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information. Its Administrative Simplification (AS) rules directed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to draft rules aimed at […]
Business Associate –What Are Your Obligations?
If your company creates, receives, maintains or transmits Personal Health Information (PHI) on behalf of a Covered Entity and is not a member of the Workforce of the Covered Entity, or is a company that provides accounting, legal, processing or administration, data analysis […]