Latest Protected health information Stories
Helps clients meet stepped-up federal compliance requirements BRENTWOOD, Tenn., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecteon, Inc. announces that it has achieved privacy and security certification in support of Business Associate requirements under the expanded Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as mandated by the HITECH provisions of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. The rules require health care providers to enter into formal business associate agreements...
Participants Will Learn to Customize Security Initiatives to Protect PHI at Forum "Turning PHI Security Into a Competitive Advantage"; Friday is Last Day to Register PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Data breaches are a growing and alarming trend. Half of healthcare organizations experienced more than five data breaches of patient data during the past two years, according to the recent Ponemon Institute report. The must-attend industry forum, Turning PHI Security Into a...
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare organizations' privacy programs are still understaffed and underfunded, even while millions of patients' protected health information (PHI) are compromised. Securing PHI in healthcare is an obstacle, with 94 percent of healthcare organizations suffering data breaches in the past two years, according to the Third Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security. Organizations face new challenges with the...
High Bit Security: Recent penetration test of medical facility exposes patient information valued at $1,000,000.00. Rochester, MI (PRWEB) February 14, 2013 Penetration testing performed by High Bit Security on a Midwestern medical facility dramatically illustrates the ease with which hackers can obtain Protected Health Information. (PHI) “When High Bit Security tested the medical facility, we obtained access to patient medical records, including name, address, next of kin, social...
PHILADELPHIA, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Providers Insurance Exchange and Entegration Incorporated announced a partnership to provide HIPAA Security Risk Assessments to HPIX clients at no cost. Under HIPAA Security Rule (45 CFR Section 164.308(a)(1)), medical providers are required by law to conduct an assessment of the potential risks to electronic protected health information. The HIPAA Security Risk Assessment is a key component of Entegration's innovative HIPAA...
Clearwater Compliance CEO and Founder, Bob Chaput, will be hosting a complimentary educational webinar about “The Truth About HIPAA-HITECH and Data Backup Requirements" (PRWEB) June 14, 2012 WHAT: Complimentary Educational Webinar: “The Truth About HIPAA-HITECH and Data Backup Requirements" WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Business leaders and managers with responsibility for Risk Management, Corporate Compliance, and HIPAA-HITECH Privacy and Security compliance should attend. CEOs, COOs,...
CLEVELAND, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers of BlueBridge Networks have come to rely on the data management and disaster recovery company's keen ability to provide optimal data security. One of the reasons is because BlueBridge recognizes that every industry has a unique set of requirements for data security, and that those requirements are very rarely static. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110801/CL44375LOGO-a) This is especially true when it comes to HIPAA...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CellTrust Corporation, the recognized worldwide leader in secure mobile communication (www.celltrust.com), has announced the launch of the HIPAA Compliant Communication Server; a tailoring of its patented, secure mobile messaging and voice technologies specifically to meet needs and requirements of the healthcare industry. The CellTrust HIPAA Compliant Communication Server enables healthcare organizations, their patients, and...
CARPINTERIA, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Redspin, Inc., a leading provider of IT security assessments, has released its Breach Report 2011, Protected Health Information. The report examines a total of 385 incidents affecting over 19 million individuals since the HITECH Act's breach notification rule went into effect in August 2009. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100629/LA27730LOGO) "Information security data breach in healthcare has reached epidemic...
JERICHO, N.Y., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS), the leading provider of online healthcare compliance and competency training, today announced the release of a new online multimedia HIPAA compliance training course, HIPAA for Business Associates (BAs). Responding to expanded HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule requirements for vendors, HCCS has created an online course designed to assist healthcare vendors in providing experience-based training....
