Proposed Law Aims to Address Medical Device Cybersecurity
A bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to address gaps in medical device cybersecurity. Details of Proposed Law to Address Medical Device Cybersecurity [...]
Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 – What’s In It?
In March of 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022. The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 wears many hats. The law reauthorizes the Anti-Violence [...]
Is There a Hole in SOC 2 for Healthcare?
As incidents of cybercrime increase, forward-thinking healthcare organizations and the companies that support them are looking for ways to minimize the risk of becoming a victim of [...]
HHS Warns of Increases in Insider Data Breaches
In April of 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’ Office of Information Security issued a 27-page publication, entitled “Insider Threats in Healthcare.” The publication [...]
HHS Seeks Public Input on How to Implement Cybersecurity Best Practices Bill
In January of 2021, HR 7898, nicknamed the Cybersecurity Best Practices bill, was signed into law. Under this law, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [...]
OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter Offers Guidance Against Common Cyberattacks
Each quarter the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights issues a cybersecurity newsletter. The newsletter highlights cybersecurity trends affecting the healthcare industry. As [...]
How HIPAA Plays a Part in Patient Safety Awareness Week 2022
Each year medical providers around the country take a week to highlight and emphasize patient safety awareness. March 13-19 has been designated as Patient Safety Awareness Week [...]
2022 Security and Compliance Tips, Threats, and Trends
As 2022 unfolds, the security and compliance threats to organizations and healthcare practices look a lot like a repeat of 2021: more ransomware threats, recycling old scams [...]
Should You Have a HIPAA Compliant Password Manager?
As technology makes our lives easier, it brings the challenge of remembering all the various usernames and passwords required to access our data. Many of us take [...]
2021 HIPAA “Wall of Shame” Healthcare Data Breaches Up 7.5%
With at least six weeks before final numbers are in, the Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool website is reporting 713 major healthcare [...]
