http://netvouz.com/lillymark/tag/safeguards?feed=rss lillymark's bookmarks tagged "safeguards" on Netvouz http://www.egestalt.com/hipaa-hitech-compliance-management.html eGestalt’s SecureGRC is an efficient HIPAA / HITECH compliance management solution that addresses the requirements of healthcare businesses & has a built-in vulnerability scanning technology, making security & compliance monitoring simple and effective lillymark Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:31:00 GMT http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2013/01/07/irrespective-of-business-size-pay-huge-penalities-for-hipaa-non-compliance/ Regardless of size, covered entities need to take action and will be held accountable for safeguarding their patients’ health information. This is a fact that the non-profit Hospice of North Idaho learnt the hard way. In the first of its kind, a federal investigation of a health information breach, that affected fewer than 500 individuals has resulted in a penalty for HIPAA violations. lillymark Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:57:06 GMT http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2013/01/16/ocr-enforcement-penalties-for-hipaa-non-compliance/ Healthcare entities now have to take protection of Patient Health Information much more seriously than ever before- because non-compliance with HIPAA can now attract a whole range penalties, both civil and criminal., The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, better known as the HIPAA Privacy Rule put forth a set of national standards for use and disclosure of individuals’ health information. lillymark Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:47:46 GMT