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CMS Emergency Preparedness Requirements to be Implemented in November 2017.
CMS will implement the final rule regarding emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Providers and Suppliers (Program Participants) on…
Tips for Developing an Effective HIPAA Breach Response Plan.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is reporting a significant increase in HIPAA…
FBI Issues Warning on Poorly Secured File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Servers.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued an alert to warn organizations that hackers are targeting poorly secured file…
OCR Issues Alert on Phishing Email Disguised as Official OCR Audit Communication.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued an alert concerning a phishing…
Alert: Phishing Email Disguised as Official OCR Audit Communication
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued an alert at the end of…
The Growing Threat of Ransomware Attacks
There has been a ‘sea change’ with breaches of protected health information (PHI). OCR reported that HIPAA Privacy and Security…
Data Breaches Continue To Increase
After a decade of HIPAA Privacy and Security efforts, data breaches continue to increase. The year 2015 represents a banner…
HIPAA Risk Assessment and Remediation Credit card data is typically the first thing people think of when they hear about…
The OIG Reports that OCR Failed to Meet Federal Requirements in its Oversight and Enforcement of the HIPAA Security Rule.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported that the Office for Civil Rights…
Federal Agencies Create Initiative to Prevent Potential Fraud in the Health Insurance Marketplace.
On September 18, representatives from the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Trade…