Healthcare organizations of all sizes allow employees to use their personal devices, such as smartphones, to access protected health information (PHI). This is often called “bring your own device” (BYOD). Using personal devices at work is quick and convenient....
As a HIPAA-covered organization or business associate, you should set basic safeguards around your electronic protected health information (ePHI) so that it stays private and secure. Therefore, to celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), we will...
It’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), which means it’s time to go back to the basics of HIPAA privacy and security. The last post gave tips for managing your passwords. Now you’ll learn why patch management is one of the most important things you can...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has made October the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). Why? Healthcare companies are falling prey to hackers, resulting in huge privacy breaches, and the problem is only...
In a recent Kentucky court case, a hospital fired a nurse for an alleged HIPAA privacy violation. The nurse had been helping a technician and physician prepare for a medical procedure, telling them to wear gloves because the patient had Hepatitis C. After the...