• Webinar on HIPAA/HITECH compliance services for healthcare industry
  This webinar will teach you how to Build your presence in the healthcare vertical by offering HIPAA/HITECH compliance services.
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• Aggressive Action Follows HIPAA Violation- More Trouble for TRICARE
  Although occurring at varying degrees, data breaches are now more frequent than ever before. The TRICARE breach which is the largest ever since the HIPAA notification rule came into effect, has been in the news for quite some time now. Affecting 4.9 million beneficiaries of the military healthcare program, this breach attracted immediate and stringent legal action.
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• Any Idea How Much HIPAA Non-Compliance Can Cost You?
  If you think compliance with HIPAA is complex and expensive, non-compliance can turn out to be twice that. And Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) stands testimony to this fact. On March 13th 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that BCBST agreed to pay a sum of $1.5 million for HIPAA violation in connection with the theft of 57 unencrypted hard drives which contained health information of more than 1 million individuals.
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• Are Small Healthcare Practices Most Vulnerable?
  Although data breaches are not typical of a certain size or type of organization, small medical practices seem to be at the highest risk of being attacked. A recent survey, conducted by the Ponemon Institute and commissioned by MegaPath, which queried more than 700 IT and administrative personnel in healthcare organizations with less than 250 employees, revealed some shocking facts. It was noted that nearly 90% of small healthcare practices in North America have suffered a data breach in the past 12 months.
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• BCBST to Pay $1,500,000 to HHS for HIPAA Violation
  According to the HITECH Breach Notification Rule any impermissible use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI), or “breach,” of 500 individuals or more should be reported to HHS and the media. Similarly, smaller breaches affecting less than 500 individuals have to be reported to the secretary on an annual basis.
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• Build your presence in the healthcare vertical by offering HIPAA/HITECH compliance services
  Please join us on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT. HIPAA/HITECH compliance is a complex and ever evolving subject affecting millions of health care businesses and their business associates. With countless medical providers installing EMR systems and seeking reimbursements from the federal government, there is a great opportunity in the IT security and compliance space.
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• Cyber attack is ’single largest threat’ to U.S.: House Intelligence Committee head
  Cyber attacks represent “probably the single largest threat” facing the United States, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said Monday.
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• Hackers Hit New Target: Small Businesses Beware!
  Cyber criminals have now shifted course – and with a strategy that puts small businesses in jeopardy! Joe Angelastri owner of City Newstand Inc. had never imagined that his small business could be a target for hackers. Last year Angelastri suffered a loss of $22,000 because of theft of customer credit card information from his two magazine shops in the Chicago area where hackers had planted a malware program in his cash registers.
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• HIPAA Audits Coming Your Way- Are You Prepared?
  Just when you may be thinking that your compliance and security needs are taken care of, here comes another thing to worry about: The HIPAA Compliance Audit Program. HIPAA Audits will be taken upon accordance with Section 13411 of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) to ensure that covered entities and their business associates are in compliance with the privacy and security rules of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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• HIPAA/HITECH Compliance: How to be ready for an OCR Audit?
  Please join us on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT. OCR (office of civil rights) is conducting a number of HIPAA/HITECH audits this year. Are you prepare to face a HIPAA/HITECH audit with proof of compliance?
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• HIPAA/HITECH Compliance: How to be ready for an OCR Audit?
  HIPAA/HITECH compliance is a complex and ever evolving subject affecting millions of health care businesses and their business associates. All medical providers and their business associates need to be HIPAA/HITECH compliant. Besides, all medical providers have a joint responsibility to ensure that they along with their business associates and subcontractors are HIPAA/HITECH compliant, otherwise they risk high fines, potential criminal liabilities and patient lawsuits followed by brand damage.
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• HITRUST Provides Strong Support to the Healthcare Industry against Cyber Attacks
  Cyber threats are on the rise. There is no denying that. As the healthcare industry continues its conversion process from paper documents to electronic medical records, a tremendous increase in the data breaches is being experienced. Operational inefficiencies and security vulnerabilities have skyrocketed in the health care sector, owing to the use of new technologies. The outdated organizational policies and employees’ negligence have added further to the woes.
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• How to Avoid Expensive HIPAA Non-Compliance Mistakes
  HIPPA Compliance management can be convoluted and at times expensive. However, think again if you are not compliant, as its non-compliance can cost you a huge packet! Phoenix Cardiac Surgery P.C, a small Arizona physician group practice can testify to that. Because of a three-year federal investigation that began on February 2009, this small practice faces a $100,000 penalty for HIPPA violations.
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• OCR Audits Add to Your Responsibilities. It’s Warm-Up Time!
  With OCR audits going on in full swing, your legal responsibilities as a healthcare provider have doubled. It’s not just about being compliant anymore- you should be in a position to prove your compliance with HIPAA regulations to the OCR team. The HIPAA audits seek to ascertain that all covered healthcare entities and their business associates are compliant with the requirements of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act.
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• Over 19 Million Affected by PHI Breaches- Are You Contributing too?
  You may be thinking that your organization is completely shielded from security threats, and that a breach of any sort in any organization, is a rarity. But the fact is that health information breaches are no longer one-off incidents. They are much more frequent than we tend to imagine. About 385 major breaches have been reported in the last couple of years, and the number of individuals affected by these breaches has touched a new high.
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• Preparing for the OCR Audit? Find out How eGestalt Can Help
  Your data may be completely secure; your organization may be fully shielded from security attacks, but with OCR audits coming your way, it’s not enough to be just secure and compliant. You need to prove your compliance with HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification rules to the OCR audit team.
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• Small medical practice? Watch out. You are an easy prey for hackers
  If you are a small business with less than 500 employees, you are likely to be a target for information thefts. Hackers are increasingly targeting small organizations, as they are easier prey due to inadequate security infrastructure. A recent mid-November (2011) Research by Symantec “shows that at least 40 percent of all targeted attacks aimed at the corporate world are focused on companies with fewer than 500 employees compared with the 28 percent that are focused on large enterprises”
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• Stage 2 of HITECH Act Unveiled- New Requirements on Privacy & Security
  While you may be striving to achieve ‘meaningful use’ status to qualify for the EHR incentives, some new requirements on privacy and security have surfaced as part of the proposed rule which defines how to achieve ‘meaningful use’ of electronic health records (EHR) to qualify for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act EHR incentive program.
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• The Health Breach Count Now Is Over 20 Million – An Alarming Fact
  The federal breach tally that has been growing steadily has now exceeded 20 million. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights usually adds breaches to its tally after it conducts an investigation and confirms the details. Since May 23rd 2012, 29 breaches have affected about 935,000 individuals have been added to the breach list.While most of the major breaches have involved lost or stolen unencrypted electronic devices, hacker attacks constituted 7 percent and nearly 22 percent of the breaches have involved a business associate.
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• TRICARE in Trouble Again- More Lawsuits to Face
  For TRICARE, the aftermath of last year’s massive breach incident has proved to be an ongoing nightmare. Being the largest health information breach reported since the HIPAA breach notification rule came into effect in September 2009, the TRICARE breach has repeatedly attracted aggressive legal action. Nearly 4.9 million beneficiaries were affected by the breach, and 3 class action lawsuits were filed against TRICARE, one of which demanded $4.9 billion in damages.
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