HIPAA Risk Analysis: 7 Key Considerations for Healthcare
The HIPAA Security Rule mandates that healthcare organizations must have the appropriate technical, administrative, and physical safeguards in place to protect the integrity, security, and confidentiality of electronically stored health data against a data breach or cyber attack. To remain compliant with HIPAA regulations, healthcare organizations must conduct an annual risk analysis. However, each year […]
What Does It Mean to Be HITRUST-Certified?
Healthcare providers across every specialty rely on high-performing technology to both treat and support their patients. Whether it’s integrating a cloud-based CRM to automate back office functioning such as appointment scheduling or billing, or incorporating the latest, state-of-the-art connected medical devices into a treatment protocol, innovation is at the very core of most healthcare organization’s […]
Is Your Healthcare Organization HIPAA Compliant?
For healthcare IT teams across the country, maintaining network security throughout an organization isn’t just about keeping data safe – it’s also about keeping their operations compliant. The medical industry’s rapidly increasing reliance on cloud-based technology and connected medical devices to transmit critical patient data have made cybersecurity issues and data loss prevention efforts top […]
What’s Different About Securing PHI?
Cybersecurity and data loss prevention are critical IT components at any organization. Especially in the case of Protected Health Information (PHI). However, for companies that handle protected health information, ramping up network security to prevent a cybersecurity attack requires a heightened sense of urgency. A corporate online security breach can reveal consumer data such as […]
HSCC’S New Framework For Medical Device Security
While many providers assume that it’s the facility’s internal infrastructure that fosters data breaches, the problem frequently lies with the device itself. Currently, the FDA has no federal mandate outlining required device cybersecurity protections. As a result, both legacy and newly introduced medical equipment can pose a significant (and potentially unknown) threat to healthcare facilities […]