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This question comes up a lot to us when we begin discussing HIPAA and risk to patient data. Is Gmail HIPAA compliant? How can a Covered Entity or Business Associate communicate with patients via email? We will cover all of these and how email works so that you can make an informed decision about your […]
According to research released by Accenture, 83% of all physicians have been cyber attacked within the last 12 months. The study was performed between July and August of 2017 and had 1,300 physician respondents. The most common cause of the attacks came, not surprisingly, from phishing. Phishing is the sending of email that looks like […]
Lately, stolen data has become all to frequent. From the Equifax breach to Forever 21 to dozens of others, losing control of our personal data has become sadly commonplace. But did you ever stop to wonder where all of this stolen data ends up? Some of it is stolen by nation state’s intelligence services like […]
2018 is here and The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights has signaled that they high pace of HIPAA audits will continue. The number of audits performed in 2017 surpassed all audits performed in 2014, 2015, and 2016 COMBINED. Most of these audits came down to a series of common HIPAA […]