Under the HIPAA Security Rule, covered entities must implement security safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI). ePHI is any protected health information that is created, stored, transmitted, or received in any electronic format. One type of security safeguard that must be implemented is known as a “technical safeguard.”  What are HIPAA Security Rule Technical Safeguards? HIPAA Security Rule technical safeguards are [...]

HIPAA breaches have increased exponentially as health information is extremely valuable on the black market. It seems like there is a new data breach in the news every day, a large portion of these breaches are a result of phishing incidents. Phishing incidents occur when a hacker sends a malicious link, usually via email, to one or more employee(s), misrepresenting their identity. In a recent phishing attack, hackers accessed [...]

As part of the discovery or disclosure process, parties to a lawsuit often issue a subpoena to a medical provider for patient medical records. Federal law imposes HIPAA subpoena compliance requirements on the provider. These requirements can be found in the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The Privacy Rule regulates the use and disclosure of personal health information (PHI). PHI is health information in any form, including physical records, electronic [...]

According to the Datto Report from 2018, healthcare is the #1 vertical for MSPs. In a recent study, only 1 out of 11 MSPs who work in the healthcare sector are requesting information on HIPAA compliance. Any MSP who has healthcare clients must be HIPAA compliant. In a recent study, 27% of MSPs who are working with healthcare clients are addressing their HIPAA compliance on their own. It is [...]

The well-established security firm Check Point recently ranked cryptomining as the leading cyber threat in healthcare - ahead of ransomware. Cryptomining malware, also known as cryptocurrency mining malware, refers to software programs and malware components developed to take over a computer's resources and use them for cryptocurrency mining, without a user's authorization. This hijacking of computer resources can result in shutdown and even total systems failure.  Cryptomining is not [...]