The current HIPAA Security rule defines Risk Analysis as: “Conducting an accurate and thorough assessment of the potential risk and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity and availability ...

HIPAA privacy and security requirements are complex, and the failure to comply can be costly. When a security incident involving protected health information (PHI) occurs, the U.S. Department of ...

Despite years of federal warnings, many HIPAA regulated organizations neglect to expand their security risk analysis very far ...

A risk assessment is a mandatory annual task completed by a covered entity and a business associate. It is a HIPAA law created to ensure that all of the HIPAA compliance risks (administrative, ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Compliancy Group reminds healthcare organizations of their obligation to complete their annual HIPAA security risk assessment. HIPAA compliance largely depends ...

Four years ago, ransomware was just a blip on the healthcare industry’s radar. Today, it’s one of the biggest threats to the market – with 88 percent of all ransomware attacks targeting hospitals.

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Since Feb. 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced 14 monetary penalties/settlements related to cyber incidents with no signs of ...

Watertown, Mass.-based athenahealth will offer Linden, Utah-based HIPAA One security risk analysis software as an optional line-item on their monthly invoice in an effort to provide greater value and ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the U.S.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "HIPAA - How Business Associates Can Comply Calmly, Confidently and Completely" conference has been added to Research and Markets' offering. HIPAA Rules are easy to follow ...