HHS has released updated guidance on HIPAA and cloud computing to help covered entities take advantage cloud services without risking a HIPAA violation. The main focus is the use of CSPs (cloud service providers) . CSPs are legally separate entities from a covered entity and are classed as bus...

“Healthcare providers have become the primary targets of malicious hackers, and their attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and disruptive to operations,” Dan Berger, vice president at CynergisTek, said in a statement (Redspin is now part of the CynergisTek portfolio). “The dramatic inc...

You may think that you are compliant with current HIPPA privacy policies – but are you? Many times Physician offices, Pharmacies and Health clinics are violating HIPAA privacy without even knowing it. Don’t ever have a bulletin board or anything welcoming new patients by name. This is personally ...

As cyber crime and attacks have increased, more personal health information has become available to criminals and causing the value to decrease. Research recently provided to CyberScoop that was conducted by the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology and several other firms, the  am...

Is your medical marijuana dispensary required to be HIPAA compliant? Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t; chances are that you don’t know for sure. There are several important definitions to understand in order to determine whether your medical marijuana dispensary is subject to HIPAA compliance law...

The Importance of Maintaining HIPAA Security The HIPAA law was enacted in order to protect patients and their health care information. Through the HIPAA law patients are granted the right to view and obtain copies of their health care records, request corrections to be made regarding health infor...