May 6, 2014 Largest OCR HIPAA Penalty of $4.8M Issued The largest OCR HIPAA penalty ever issued – to New York and Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) and Columbia University (CU) – means the two organizations will ... Read more
February 7, 2014 Healthcare BYOD Schemes and HIPAA There are clear benefits to Bring Your Own Device schemes, but healthcare BYOD schemes are often thought to be risky, with some believing BYOD and ... Read more
December 1, 2013 Important Ways to Safeguard Protected Health Information HIPAA demands that all Covered-Entities (CEs) implement the necessary physical, administrative and technical controls to safeguard Protected Health Information. Healthcare organizations must ensure that all ... Read more
August 15, 2013 Physician Mobile Device Use Increases to 86% Physician mobile device use is growing at an extraordinary rate, according to the results of a recent mobile phone usage survey. The report shows that ... Read more
July 11, 2013 Growth of Mobile Technology in Medicine Continues The benefits of mobile technology in medicine are too good to pass on. Healthcare mobile use is growing at an astonishing rate with some healthcare ... Read more
April 15, 2013 Is it Possible to Secure PHI Stored in the Cloud? There is a common misconception that it is not possible to properly secure PHI stored in the cloud. The cloud is seen to be a ... Read more
April 10, 2013 Torrance Memorial Medical Center Secure Text Messaging Case Study Texting is one of the fastest, easiest, and most convenient ways to communicate short messages. This communication method has proved to be highly popular as ... Read more
December 14, 2012 2012 Ponemon Institute Data Security Study Released As the year draws to a close, it is a time to reflect on the lessons learned during 2012 regarding HIPAA compliance and dealing with ... Read more