Email leaks are something that every company should be concerned with. Whether it’s the open discussion of product development, quarterly reports or sensitive data associated with patient care, allowing this information to become public by way of Email forwarding – or mistakenly sending information to the wrong person – can damage your business...
Read MoreIf you are a non-profit hospital or healthcare provider, don’t be misguided in thinking that your Organization is exempt from regulations set forth in the HIPAA Act of 1996. A key component of HIPAA compliance is using encryption to secure Email, large files and removable media that’s used to store or share patient information with clients, partners,...
Read MoreLeon Rodriguez, Director for the Office Of Civil Rights is sending out a strong message to both private and public Covered Entities of all sizes – comply with privacy and security policies set forth by HIPAA/HITECH rules or you could face substantial financial penalties. It was recently announced that Alaska DHSS (Department of Health and Social Services) has...
Read MoreIf you’re in the healthcare industry, chances are you’ve heard about HIPAA compliance audits now being conducted by the Office Of Civil Rights. The initial phase of 20 HIPAA audits was completed in March and found that many Level 4 Covered Entities – Small providers with 10-50 Provider practices, Community and rural pharmacies and with revenues of...
Read MoreIf you’re the type of person that uses USB flash drives to store data like files, photographs, music or other critical data, you don’t want to overlook the importance of protecting the data in the event that it’s ever lost, misplaced or stolen. One way to assure that your critical data files stored on removable media remain safe when not in your...
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