The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just had a record-breaking year of HIPAA enforcement. Because the feds plan to continue this trend, that means hospitals must be vigilant about securing patients’ health data – and regularly remind staff of their responsibilities under the law.
Strategic plan is critical to prepare for data breaches in health care
December 4, 2018 Comments (0)
Hospitals are a favorite target of hackers, as is apparent with the number of facilities experiencing data breaches. In this guest post, Kristen Broyles, a social media marketer, offers five steps hospitals need to think about in terms of data breaches.
3 easy cures for unhealthy medical knowledge management
September 11, 2018 Comments (0)
Many of today’s healthcare organizations still show symptoms of underdeveloped knowledge management processes. In this guest post, Mike Hicks, VP of strategy at a developer of online communities and social software for business, offers symptoms that suggest your information management process might be lacking and ways to fix them.
Three critical IT risks to avoid in mergers
March 15, 2016 Comments (0)
Successful healthcare mergers depend on the successful fusion of IT systems. In this guest post, William Tanenbaum, leader of the healthcare IT practice at a law firm, focuses on three critical risks in merging IT systems: cyber security, exceeding the scope of software licenses and transition service agreements.
Lessons hospitals must learn from Anthem data breach
February 10, 2015 Comments (0)
One of the biggest healthcare data breaches of all time can teach your hospital a thing or two about IT security.
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