Is HubSpot HIPAA Compliant?
HubSpot is a popular customer relations management (CRM) platform that offers customers several services including sales and marketing. But is HubSpot HIPAA compliant? Below we examine if HubSpot is [...]
OCR Right of Access Fine Announcement
The HHS’ OCR continues to step up its enforcement surrounding the HIPAA right of access, announcing its eleventh right of access fine this year. More details on the OCR [...]
October HIPAA Fines Reach $1.7 Million
With just three organizations fined by the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in October, the month’s HIPAA fines reached $1.7 million. More details on October HIPAA fines are [...]
Another HIPAA Right of Access Settlement Announced
HIPAA right of access fines seem to be growing on trees these days. The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced its [...]
Is MailChimp HIPAA Compliant?
MailChimp is a software provider that enables users to send out automated email marketing campaigns. However, as a healthcare organization you must consider the HIPAA compliance of software before [...]
FBI Warns Healthcare Organizations About Ransomware Threat
The FBI, along with the HHS and another government agency, have issued a warning to healthcare organizations stating that they have, "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime [...]
3 Breaches, 6 Months & A $1 Million Fine: Aetna Reaches OCR Settlement for HIPAA Violations
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reached a $1,000,000 settlement with health insurer Aetna. Aetna agreed to pay this [...]
Cybersecurity Challenges of Working Remotely
As working remotely has become the new normal, businesses need to adjust their cybersecurity practices to account for the unique issues remote work poses to security. A recently released [...]
Is eFax HIPAA Compliant?
eFax is a software provider that allows users to send and receive faxes via email easily. But is eFax HIPAA compliant? Is eFax secure? Whether or not [...]
What is a HIPAA Compliance Checklist for Law Firms?
Law firms, depending on the nature of the services they provide to covered entities, may fall under the definition of “business associates.” Law firms that qualify as business associates [...]
