• ‘Meaningful Use’ Audits Begin- Are You Ready?
  Have you attested to ‘meaningful use’ of EHR? If so, here’s some important news for you: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have hired a New York based accounting firm, Figliozzi & Company to carry out audits to determine compliance with ‘meaningful use’. Hospitals and physician practices which have qualified for Medicare EHR Meaningful Use (MU) incentives will be audited soon.
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• 2012’s 10 Largest Data Breaches
  We’re hardly half-way through 2012, and the year has witnessed a heaving number of data breaches already! Ranging from data theft and negligence to disgruntled employees and carelessness, a wide range of data breaches has been noted so far, and the problem seems to be only growing.
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• Adopting a Guilt-Free Method to Demonstrate Meaningful Use of EHR IT Security and Compliance Management Blogs
  Adopting a Guilt-Free Method to Demonstrate Meaningful Use of EHR IT Security and Compliance Management Blogs
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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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• Are MU Audits Causing Nightmares for CIOs?
  Besides serious time and resource commitment, every “Meaningful Use” audit results in a lot of stress. Healthcare enterprises heave a sigh of relief after passing an EHR Incentive Program audit, assuming they don’t have to bother anymore as they have proved their meaningful use merit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS
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• Health Information Breach Tally Soon to Cross 20 Million
  The tally of healthcare information breaches seems to be steadily increasing despite security regulations and associated legal action. The breach tally is soon to exceed 20 million once three recent breach incidents are added. With 410 incidents affecting nearly 19.2 million individuals since September 2009, the breach tally is now already at a record high. As of April 24th this year, the breach list includes four new breaches reported in 2012.
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• Health Records Held for Ransom-Medical-Data Blackmail on the Rise
  Hackers find yet another way to makequick money. Once they have managed to get hold of your health records by hacking into your system, they encrypt them and hold them for a ransom. With more and more health records going digital, this shocking trend has put healthcare entities on high alert once again.
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• HIPAA and Meaningful Use Now Tightly Intertwined
  The provisions of the two final rules of Stage 2 of Meaningful Use released last week have attracted significant attention, especially the rule demanding retention of patient engagement obligations. However, what is more striking is how these two final rules are intertwined with the privacy and security requirements of HIPAA, although many commenters on the proposed rules have asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to remove redundancies.
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• HITECH Act Meaningful Use Reporting
  eGestalt’s SecureGRC has built-in assessment of meaningful use that produces a report ready to be used for filing the online application for grant. It addresses the requirements relating to meaningful use core measures, menu measures & clinical quality measures with respect to risk analysis
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• Is Meaningful Use Requirement Triggering Panic? You’re Not Alone
  Although only a small percent of healthcare entities actually go through a "Meaningful Use" audit, in reality it is the anxiety of a single misstep, setting off an audit or a penalty that is a major concern for a number of healthcare CIOs. -
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• Is Your Patient Data Secure You Can Ensure That It Is – With These Tips for Successful Meaningful Use Security Risk Analysis
  Is Your Patient Data Secure? You Can Ensure That It Is - With These Tips for Successful ‘Meaningful Use‘ Security Risk Analysis
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• LinkedIn Breach Shocks Users-Nearly 6.5 Million Accounts Compromised
  Several LinkedIn members were up for a shock on June 6th when their account passwords were ‘no longer valid’. LinkedIn confirmed a breach of its network which led to the compromise of hashed passwords associated with LinkedIn accounts. Although there is no confirmation as to the number of passwords that have been affected, several reports estimate it to be about 6.5 million.
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• Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHR)
  If you are looking to achieve meaningful use to qualify for Electronic Health Record (EHR), eGestalt’s SecureGRC offers a comprehensive information security & compliance solution ensuring that your patients’ health information is protected at all times.
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• More Emphasis on Risk Assessments in Stage-3 of Incentive Program
  The need for periodic risk assessments in healthcare will get continued emphasis as federal advisers are now considering options for reinforcing its importance in Stage 3 of the EHR Incentive Program under the HITECH Act.
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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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• Staying Prepared for an MU Audit” – An Imperative Not to be Ignored
  According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at least one in 20 MU attesters will undergo a meaningful use audit, of which 50 percent are more likely to undergo a pre-payment audit. - See more at: http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2014/04/21/staying-prepared-for-an-mu-audit-an-imperative-not-to-be-ignored/#sthash.DhdOXIHF.dpuf
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• Surviving a ‘Meaningful Use’ Audit
  The preliminary results of the ‘Meaningful Use’ audits conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have indicated that healthcare providers are having trouble substantiating their attestations, and are especially facing issues with documentation. - See more at: http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2013/10/17/surviving-a-meaningful-use-audit/#sthash.kwmkTDDW.dpuf
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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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• Understanding the Concept of Meaningful Use
  SecureGRC from eGestalt helps secure federal grants with its tools to demonstrate Meaningful Use. It provides all the necessary expertise to access, analyze and mitigate regulation risk and move towards on-going HIPAA/HITECH compliance.
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• Unencrypted Stolen Devices- A Persistent Threat
  The health industry is continuously plagued by one major threat which has been the cause for most security breaches in the recent past: The loss or theft of unencrypted devices. Updates to the federal tally of health information breaches clearly indicate that lost or stolen unencrypted computing devices are an ongoing problem with at least eight of 10 incidents added to the tally during the past month stemming from lost/stolen unencrypted devices.
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