Is Cloud Fit for Compliance?
Healthcare security and communications platform ShareSafe Solutions recently integrated cloud servers into its infrastructure. The company started initially with a HIPAA hosting deployment (learn more about HIPAA hosting) of four dedicated servers, protected by a...
Deadline Reporting Small Breaches – March 2, 2018
HIPAA breaches involving fewer than 500 individuals, which occurred during 2017, must be reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Friday, March 2, 2018. When do Small Breaches need to be Reported? Every breach involving fewer than 500...
Top 10 Total HIPAA Blogs of 2017
Throughout 2017, Total HIPAA has focused on providing information that will keep your organization HIPAA compliant and secure by blogging on topics that matter now. This is our last blog of 2017. It includes a list of our most visited and cited blogs this year. Total...
HIPAA Compliant Cloud Backup Services
This week, we’re defining cloud backup and explaining why it’s important, then we’ll take a look at several cloud backup HIPAA compliant vendors that specialize in small to medium-sized business solutions. The cloud vendors we chose to review are all willing to sign a...Are Your Clients HIPAA Compliant?
This article and infographic was originally published by the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University’s Online Master’s in Health Law and Policy program.1 The Gravity of HIPAA HIPAA compliance is aimed at maximizing privacy and data security when it comes...
Employer Group Breach Woes
There are HIPAA Responsibilities for Businesses This week, two incidents of employer group breaches involving unauthorized access to employees’ Protected Health Information (PHI) have come to light. The first incident involves a hacking/IT event targeting the...
Are You Participating In National Cyber Security Awareness Month?
October is designated National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), an effort that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance, as well as others partners, to highlight the importance of smart cybersecurity. Massive breaches...
Penetration Testing: Adding Value to Your Security Posture
As you strive to make HIPAA compliance one of the most important aspects of your organization, you likely have technology and procedures in place to protect yourself from data theft. 2017 has seen tons of ransomware attacks, and you don’t want to be a victim, too. You...