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Your Biggest Cybersecurity Risk: Your Employees

Cybercriminals work round the clock to detect and exploit vulnerabilities in your business’ network for nefarious gains. The only way to cou

Managed Compliance as a Service May Be the Answer to Healthcare Compliance Challenges

The healthcare industry has been going through a difficult phase. While the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed health infrastructures across...

5 Security Risk Analysis Myths in the Healthcare Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic threw multiple challenges at the healthcare industry. The sector saw a steep increase in demand that led to the...

Health Insurer Pays $5.1 Million to Settle Data Breach Affecting Over 9.3 Million People

Excellus Health Plan, Inc. has agreed to pay $5.1 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

Dark Web Breaches: Here's one simple step you can take, to avoid being a victim

It’s no secret that the Dark Web is a scary place to lose your information, but what if it affected your entire company? What can you do to

Compliance Update: HIPAA Right of Access Initiative Announces 13th Investigation

HIPAA Right of Access Initiative Announces 13th Investigation costs small practice $36,000 to settle

HIPAA Items You Should Focus On, Before the End of 2020

These 3 key items could save you from violations that involve hefty fines. Ensure your compliance requirements are met before year end.

Compliance Update: HIPAA Right of Access Initiative Investigation Settlements

OCR Right of Access Initiative and what Covered Entities need to know

A Health Clinic Exposed PHI to the Public by way of a Terminated Employee’s Access to PHI

A former employee gained access to a private info. The employee very simply logged back into her computer to obtain PHI.

How a Business Associate Exposed PHI and the Consequences they are Facing

An IT and health information management company, CHSPSC LLC, (“CHSPSC”) has agreed to pay over $2 million to Office for Civil Rights...

Helpful for Implementing TeleHealth

What you need to know, when Implementing TeleHealth.

Small Practice fined $100,000 for breach related issue with Business Associate!

An independent physician gastroenterology practice in Utah had to report a breach related to a dispute with a Business Associate to the OCR.

Lost laptop leads to $65,000 fine!

A small company owes $65,000 for a simple mistake that could happen to anyone!