OSHA Standards: An Update for 2025
President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2025. Since then, there has been a swirl of speculation over the role that [...]
Meet the New Government: The Trump HHS Changes
President Donald Trump was re-inaugurated for his second term on January 20, 2025. Through early February of 2025, HHS has undergone significant personnel changes, with more to [...]
Save Time When Conducting an OIG Criminal Background Check
HR managers have admitted that they lose at least 14 hours of time per week on manual hiring and background check processes. Time-intensive manual processes cannot keep [...]
The Importance of Security Incident and Event Management Tools
More than 37% of U.S. healthcare organizations don’t have a security incident response plan in place. Because of this, many adverse security events go unreported. Utilizing security [...]
Change Healthcare Breach, Plus 12 Other Massive Breaches in 2024
The Change Healthcare saga continues. When first reported, the infamous Change Healthcare data breach was thought to affect a record-breaking 100,000,000 patients. However, new reports now put [...]
4 Million Patients Affected by December 2024 Healthcare Breaches
December is a time for joyous celebration, but for 4 million patients, it was a rude awakening—a breach that risked their confidential information. Having your private information [...]
What is SOC 2 Compliance? A Guide for Healthcare Vendors
With the constant threats of data breaches and cyber attacks, Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 audits represent one of the many realities of healthcare. Hospitals and patients [...]
Preventing Healthcare Data Breaches With Compliance Software
A healthcare information breach, such as hacking or an insider threat, invades the privacy of patients who depend on your organization’s protection. Furthermore, depending on the nature or [...]
2024 DOJ False Claims Act Settlements in Healthcare Recover $1.67B
2024 was a record-breaking year for whistleblower cases filed under the False Claims Act (FCA). There were 979 whistleblower filings allowing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to [...]
What Exactly Is Healthcare Information Management?
Poor “human” security is the primary cause of most health records being compromised in the past few years. Human error is also a leading cause of data [...]
