Georgia Eye Care Email Data Breach Impacts 24,000 Patients
This recent email data breach affecting a Georgia-based eye care group is yet another indicator that threats to data security are becoming more commonplace for healthcare [...]
Attorney General HIPAA Fine Sought for Data Breach Affecting 3.9 Million
Attorney General HIPAA fines have been on the increase over the past few years, and the trend is only growing. With this unprecedented HIPAA fine, Attorneys [...]
Indiana Healthcare Group Hit by Third-Party Data Breach
The protected health information (PHI) of more than 30,000 US patients may have been exposed in a data breach involving Managed Health Services (MHS) of Indiana. [...]
Security and Compliance for Health IT: The Route to New Business?
Understanding security and compliance is essential for healthcare providers and healthcare IT professionals alike. Security and compliance go hand-in-hand to keep sensitive healthcare data safe. Managed service providers (MSPs) [...]
Is DropBox HIPAA Compliant?
The question "Is DropBox HIPAA compliant?" is a common question for healthcare providers and organizations that deal with protected health information (PHI). Before we answer, let's take a brief [...]
eClinicalWorks Hit With $155M Settlement for False Claims
EHR HIPAA compliance is a growing concern in the healthcare industry, especially in the aftermath of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent settlement after the [...]
Influencer Interviews: Jerry Godwin of Optometric Medical Solutions
Jerry Godwin of OMS The optometric healthcare market is primed for tremendous growth. At least, that's what Jerry Godwin of Optometric Medical Solutions has to say. Optometric Medical [...]
Upcoming HIPAA Enforcement to Target Business Associates and MSPs
More Fines Ahead for HIPAA Business Associates As HIPAA business associates (BAs), managed service providers (MSPs) doing work in the healthcare space are at risk of increased enforcement efforts [...]
EHR Vendors at Risk of 2017 HIPAA Enforcement Actions
The threat of a HIPAA investigation is only one of the exposures that EHR vendors face when it comes to the implementation of privacy and security standards. One of [...]
HIPAA Compliance Survey
NueMD (Atlanta, GA), a cloud-based medical billing service, administered a HIPAA Compliance Survey in 2014. In 2016, they issued a follow-up survey to measure the change in HIPAA compliance [...]
