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No More Excuses: Encrypt Your Laptops or Pay Big Bucks
by Peter Polack 0 Comments
According to an article on JD Supra Business Advisor, “two companies were hit with fines equaling a total of almost $2 million to settle alleged Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations involving stolen, unencrypted laptops, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Tuesday.” One […]

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Why You Need to Worry About Computer Security
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Along with the widespread use of computers in medicine comes a greater need for security measures. Apart from being a good business practice, these security measures are also part of the Meaningful Use (MU) standards. But make no mistake, computer security is more than just changing your password now and then. Even the fact that […]

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HIPAA Data Requirements: Can Violation Send You to Jail?
by Peter Polack 3 Comments
As if physicians didn’t have enough to concern themselves with regards to HIPAA, new healthcare legal guidelines are about to make things much more complicated. But first, let’s take a closer look at the regulations regarding the protection of patient information. Legislation. HIPAA (the Healthcare Information Portability and Accountability Act) has provisions requiring the safeguarding […]

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