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HITRUST Certification is growing in popularity. What started as a framework for the healthcare industry has now expanded to include other regulated...

That’s a million dollar question. No, really, it could literally cost you millions not to know. In doubt? Fresenius isn’t. It’s cost the dialysis...

What’s your current approach to compliance? Policies and procedures in place, a security risk analysis every eighteen months, and an annual slide...

When it comes to HIPAA compliance and cybersecurity, the danger comes with thinking one assures the other. It doesn’t.  Just skim the daily headlines...

Study Shows that Healthcare's Internal Security Breaches Exceed External Ones Was that Lady Gaga in the emergency room? What kind of procedure is my...

For the last eighteen months or so, media coverage of healthcare hasn’t been focused so much on HIPAA regulations, but on the cybersecurity strength...

Are you considering HITRUST but haven’t yet put your HIPAA house in order? That’s similar to starting college when you’ve not yet earned your high...

Having patients feel safe sharing sensitive health information is critical to the future of informed population health. How can you ensure that you...

Does a repeal or reworking of the Affordable Care Act mean that we should expect less focus on HIPAA and cybersecurity? Almost certainly not. In...

After a lengthy process of “putting things to rights” in 17 states, Zenefits is paying up to US$7 million in penalties. As with other digital health...

FDA Guidance : “Go Ahead & Share” FDA encourages Medical Device Manufacturers to share Patient Data In the digital age of healthcare, consumers are...

There’s a streamlined way to get there. A growing number of digital health companies are being asked to adopt the HITRUST standard. You too may soon...

Ransomware attacks are changing how companies put a price on cybersecurity, and making it a Board Room issue. Think back to the data breaches at...

GUEST BLOG: Our guest blog post  this week is written by Chris Apgar, CEO of Apgar and Associates, LLC. Chris is a recognized expert in Information...

THINK YOU ARE COMPLIANT? THINK AGAIN! A key first step in being compliant with most security regulations, including HIPAA, is the completion of an...

In a letter from Congress to CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and OCR (Office of Civil Rights) last month, the Senate HELP (Health,...

This article first appeared on HISTalk on December 18, 2013. Click here to see the original version. This holiday period will see a rerun of many...