• Expert Tips for Winning IT Security Funding
  For most information security officers, winning funds for IT security investments remains one of the top challenges. While on the one hand the healthcare industry is seeing rigorous enforcement of information security regulations, on the other, most healthcare entities are yet to understand the importance of investing in information security measures.
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• False Attestation to Meaningful Use by Texas Hospital
  While the meaningful use incentive program is intended to encourage healthcare providers to adopt electronic health record systems and to ensure secure data
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• Four New Provisions in the Final HIPAA Rule to Impact Healthcare Entities
  With great power also comes great responsibility. And this is especially true for healthcare entities that employ the power of information to provide better services. Patient Health Information, like any other information is a valuable asset for healthcare organizations. However, organizations that handle and process health information are also expected to protect it. This is why HIPAA and HITECH regulations are of great significance to the healthcare industry.
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• Fundamental Steps for Breach Prevention
  No organization can afford to take the risk of inadequate data protection. Protecting sensitive data should be a top priority for businesses, because a data breach can not only turn out to be very expensive, but can also result in embarrassment and additional scrutiny.
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• Gearing up for the Next Round of HIPAA Audits? Start by Getting Your Documentation in Place
  With the OCR not indulging in follow-up questions this time around, healthcare enterprises are deprived of the opportunity of clarifying matters with the auditors.
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• Governance Risk and Compliance
  An integral aspect of IT security is managing the regulatory compliance needs efficiently. Security compliance programs today, like GLBA (Gramm-Leach Bliley Act), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and the Sarbanes-Oxley are becoming dynamic.
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• Hackers Exploit Opportunity-Execute Well-Planned Attack
  While the hacker attacks on big banks generated headlines and attracted mass attention, hackers – this time from across borders, made the most of this opportunity to execute a well-planned attack of a much more serious nature.
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• HIPAA Audits- Timeline & Insights
  The results of the 115 HIPAA compliance audits conducted as part of the pilot project last year are being evaluated, said Susan Mc Andrew of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, and the HIPAA compliance audit program will not resume until after the current fiscal year ends.
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• HIPAA Omnibus Extends Compliance Liability down the Chain
  The HIPAA Omnibus rule has made significant impact on the healthcare industry. It has created a complex chain of compliance liability for covered entities, their business associates and subcontractors, who are all now equally accountable for the protection of private health information, and responsible for the compliance conduct of their ‘downstream’ partners under certain circumstances, according to Data Security attorney Stephen Wu.
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• HIPAA Omnibus Rocks the Health IT Security Landscape
  With the release of Omnibus HIPAA privacy and security rule on January 17th this year, the health information security landscape is set to experience some major changes. Healthcare entities are facing the immediate need to conduct risk assessments and testing to meet HIPAA compliance requirements.
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• HIPAA Omnibus Rule to Hold BA Directly Liable for HIPAA Compliance
  With a number covered entities not even knowing who their business associates are, it is no surprise that there are many of them dealing with the challenge of ensuring that their business associates are HIPAA compliant.
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• How Can BAs & Subcontractors Tackle the New Compliance Burden?
  The HIPAA Omnibus rule has now brought business associates and subcontractors under its gamut, making it mandatory for them to comply with the requirements of the final rule, or face stiff penalties.
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• How to Avoid Large HIPAA Fines
  While you’re busy preparing for the upcoming HIPAA audit, here’s an important question that you need to address: What determines the size of the penalty for violating HIPAA rules?
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• Imagine leaving boxes full of medical records on the drive way! It happened and it cost $ 800,000. Can you prevent it?
  In spite of the continued emphasis on the need for protecting Patient Health Information (PHI), there are still few healthcare enterprises who take things for granted!
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• Imagine leaving boxes full of medical records on the drive way! It happened and it cost $ 800,000. Can you prevent it?
  In spite of the continued emphasis on the need for protecting Patient Health Information (PHI), there are still few healthcare enterprises who take things for granted!
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• Importance of Staying HIPAA and HITECH Compliant
  An integral aspect of IT security is managing the regulatory compliance needs efficiently. Security compliance programs today, like GLBA (Gramm-Leach Bliley Act), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and the Sarbanes-Oxley are becoming dynamic.
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• Insights as you Broach Breach Prevention in 2014
  Breach prevention is a crucial goal for every healthcare entity. While you want to avoid the pain caused to your organization in the event of a breach, you also want to protect the interest of your patients and health plan members.
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• Lack of Encryption Causes Major Breach, Yet Again
  There has been enough and more said about the importance of encryption in safeguarding protected health information (PHI). But data breaches resulting due to lack of encryption continue to fill up the ‘wall of shame’, with the latest addition being a breach reported by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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• Latest HIPAA Breach Brings Bad News to 169k Individuals
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• Legal Tips for HIPAA Omnibus Compliance
  With the HIPAA Omnibus rule compliance deadline set for September 23rd this year, it’s time to accelerate compliance and security measures and make sure you leave no avenue for a breach. Industry experts and law firms have been providing valuable insights into the final rule and have been suggesting best practices for covered entities since the rule was announced on January 18th.
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