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Read ArticleOCR to waive potential HIPAA penalties during COVID-19 emergency
HHS OCR announced it will waive potential HIPAA penalties against health care providers using telehealth services to care for patients during the COVID-19 national emergency.
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Read ArticleCoronavirus: Answers to your risk management questions
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Read ArticleHIPAA and the coronavirus
HIPAA and public health emergencies: updates from the OCR
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Read ArticleCyber criminals launching more professional attacks
As more cyber crime victims choose to pay ransom, cybercriminals are employing customer service tactics to engage with victims.
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20:09Watch VideoCyber security basics: Hardening your network
Simply complying with the HIPAA Security Rule is not enough to ensure your practice is equipped with strong cyber security. Robert Felps and Ed Jones of Third Rock, a top cyber risk management firm, s
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22:41Watch VideoSurviving an OCR investigation
Learn what could happen if the OCR investigates your practice, for either a breach or a complaint. TMLT hosts Kassie Toerner and Cathy Bryant are joined by a Texas physician who survived an OCR invest
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Read ArticleRansomware attacks shut down practices
These incidents highlight the catastrophic consequences of ransomware attacks.
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Disjunction in health care data security
Data security and control of information in health care lag behind other industries.
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The next round of OCR HIPAA audits is here. Are you ready?
TMLT offers four steps to help you prepare.
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New Texas privacy laws more stringent than HIPAA — Requirements take effect September 1, 2012
Case examples that describe how the new Texas privacy laws will affect physicians.
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36:06Watch VideoAuditing information systems activity
In this webinar recording, we discuss the HIPAA Security Rule requirement to regularly review records of information system activity. During this interactive, fast-paced session, our experts: - explo
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Read ArticleCyber fraud case study: Failure to recognize phishing email
The hospital received an email invoice from the ED group with instructions to send payment to a new account.
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33:17Watch VideoBudgeting for HIPAA and cyber security
HIPAA compliance is a journey, not a destination — and that journey needs to be funded. Unfortunately, HIPAA and cyber security budgets are often seriously underfunded by health care organizations – o
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HIPAA and the opioid crisis
On October 27, the HHS Office for Civil Rights issued guidance on how HIPAA allows information sharing to respond to the opioid crisis.
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Charging for copies of medical records: Rules released
The amount you can charge for supplying copies of medical records has changed, as the Office of Civil Rights has issued guidance that clarifies allowable fees.
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HIPAA privacy in emergency situations
HHS and OCR are reminding HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates that protections of the HIPAA Privacy Rule are not “set aside” during an emergency.
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Read ArticleStudy shows increased cyber security can affect patient outcomes
Corrective actions taken to enhance privacy and security may introduce usability issues.
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1:51Watch VideoWhat are some of the direct and indirect costs of a data breach?
John Southrey, director of consulting services at TMLT, describes the costs - both direct and indirect - of a cyber data breach.
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Read ArticleDeadline and new requirements added to Texas breach notification law
New law defines a deadline by which Texas businesses must report data breaches.
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1:39Watch VideoWhat is covered under "cyber extortion" within a cyber liability policy?
John Southrey, director of consulting services at TMLT, describes cyber extortion threats, like ransomware, and what to do if you receive this kind of threat.
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