Hospitals and health care providers are ‘easy targets’ according to experts. Cybercriminals can make ten times more money hacking someone’s medical records rather than their credit card details, new research has shown.
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In what may come as a relief for several healthcare providers, there is still uncertainty about when the next round of HIPAA Audits will start. What you have right now is time to look at your medical practice’s state of digital security and compliance status in line with the Omnibus Rule changes if you have not already done it.
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When talking HIPAA privacy and security, the numbers do most of the talking. Take 29.3 million, for instance, the number of patient health records compromised in a HIPAA data breach since 2009, or 138 percent, the percent jump in the number of health records breached just from 2012.
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It has been two years since IPv6 was launched and in that time IPv6 connectivity has more than tripled with Google Users. With IPv6 set to become the dominant protocol by 2018, Irish Telecom’s infographic explores the differences between IPv4 and IPv6 and features some expert insights on this new internet protocol.
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Evernote is a cloud-based app that offers online storage and access to all your notes, and other information to save. Due to the fact that Evernote’s company does not sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA), the app is NOT HIPAA compliant! Do not store PHI using this software.
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A business disaster recovery plan is a document that outlines how a company will recover from a major catastrophe. This plan should include steps to take in the event of a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or tornado, as well as measures to take if the company experiences a data breach or cyber-attack.
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It has been a tough few days for Johnson Memorial Hospital. On Saturday, October 2nd, hackers hit the hospital with a cyberattack that left many of its electronic medical records unavailable, and patients had to come in for appointments with paper-based records.
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In June 2015, UC Davis Medical Center announced that it had been the victim of a data breach. The incident affected approximately 4 million people, including patients, employees, and contractors. UC Davis is one of the largest healthcare providers in the United States, with over 1,700 hospitals and clinics.
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Cedars-Sinai said it will mail letters to patients identified as being potentially affected by a data breach. Cedars Sinai is one of the world’s largest academic healthcare organizations. They provide cutting-edge patient care, medical education, and biomedical research. Unfortunately, they recently experienced a data breach that affected more than 500,000 patients.
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The federal and state laws governing data privacy exact severe penalties on organizations that do not implement appropriate data security measures. Make sure you know what’s at stake. AvMed recently paid $3.5 million to settle a data breach lawsuit in which class members could not prove actual damage.
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