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HITECH Compliance

AIHC

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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HITECH Compliance

AIHC

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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Eye Care Leaders Breach: Ransomware Attack Claims New Victims

Compliancy Group

Download the free cybersecurity eBook to get tips on protecting your patient information. Eye Care’s myCare Integrity solution was hacked via a ransomware attack on December 4, 2021. . Let’s Simplify Compliance Cybersecurity and HIPAA go hand-in-hand. × HIPAA Compliance Simplified. Is your organization secure?

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OCR: HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Can Prevent and Mitigate Most Cyberattacks

HIPAA Journal

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights explained in its March 2022 cybersecurity newsletter that compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule will prevent or substantially mitigate most cyberattacks. ransomware, phishing) and how to respond,” said OCR. Prevention of Phishing.

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HIPAA Compliance Helps Prevent Small Practice Cybercrime

Compliancy Group

Hacking, phishing attacks, and ransomware can effectively cripple your business and cost you resources and reputation. But the best tool to prevent small practice cybercrime can be as basic as having a truly effective HIPAA compliance strategy. The most common “download and start” version used by so many people is not HIPAA compliant.

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Security Breaches in Healthcare in 2023

HIPAA Journal

Report: Security Breaches in Healthcare (Direct Download PDF, 1.9MB, 16 pages) An unwanted record was set in 2023 with 725 large security breaches in healthcare reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), beating the record of 720 healthcare security breaches set the previous year.

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Vital Cybersecurity Considerations for Keeping Data Protected

MRO Compliance

Does your healthcare organization perform risk assessments to identify compliance gaps and cybersecurity vulnerabilities? What training is offered to your employees to emphasize the compliance risks your organization faces? Be wary of clicking on links for downloading anything that comes from a stranger or that you were not expecting.