Compliance & Regulatory Enforcement

HHS OIG Launches Cybersecurity Web Page

Changes to New California Privacy Law Exempts Some Healthcare Organizations

Much has been written about the potential impacts that the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CaCPA) could make on health care organizations and their business partners. The California...

Ethical hacking: What to look for in a pen tester

Responding to Ransomware Attacks: Critical Elements

Top 10 Healthcare Compliance Consulting/Services Companies - 2018

Opioid Crisis Raises Tough Privacy Issues

Hospitals Fined $1 Million After TV Crews Film Patients

CynergisTek expands service to assess IoT, medical device security risks

New Interim Associate CIO and Chief Information Security Officer announced

Hospital Insider PHI Theft Case: Lessons to Learn

User Access Monitoring: Convincing Your Governing Body that You Need to do This

User access monitoring is a requirement under the HIPAA Security Rule. However, the specifics of what must be done remain a little cloudy. The regulations state, “implement hardware, software,...

Are State AGs Picking Up Slack in HIPAA Enforcement?

David Holtzman was recently interviewed by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee of Information Security Media Group about The Arc of Erie County lawsuit which encountered a data breach that impacted more than...

Ohio Creates Incentives to Proactively Adopt Cybersecurity Programs

A new Ohio law, the Data Protection Act, incentivizes businesses and not-for-profit organizations that proactively put into place cybersecurity programs to safeguard electronic information...

Healthcare Cybersecurity: Helping the Little Guy

OCR Updates Audit Protocol Emphasizing its Role for Compliance

The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has without fanfare updated its comprehensive audit protocol, making substantive changes to inquiries to demonstrate...

WHA Emergency Prep Conference: Cybersecurity in Health Care, October 23

5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Considering Security Staff Benchmarks

California’s New Privacy Law Will Impact Health Care Across the Country

Records Snooping Alleged in Tragic Death of Toddler