December 12, 2014 Laptop Theft Causes Oregon HIPAA Data Breach Another Oregon HIPAA data breach has been announced, again the result of the theft of a laptop containing the unencrypted PHI. In November of this ... Read more
November 18, 2014 Security Encryption Software Can Prevent HIPAA Breaches As the year draws to a close, many people in the healthcare industry will be breathing a sigh of relief and will be glad to ... Read more
August 12, 2014 Office of Inspector General Files Criminal Charges for a HIPAA Breach The Office for Civil Rights may be the main overseer of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act enforcement, but it is not the only organization ... Read more
June 25, 2014 Mobile Data Security Concerns Consumers A recent study conducted by iReach Insights has highlighted that consumers on both sides of the Atlantic have major mobile data security concerns, and in ... Read more
February 3, 2014 Data Breach Preparedness Found to be Lacking Health IT professionals may be able to keep hospital systems operational, but data breach preparedness is nowhere near where it should be. In an ideal ... Read more
October 15, 2013 Determining Liability for a Data Breach Government regulatory bodies, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in particular, investigate security breaches that expose Protected Health Information ... Read more
