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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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New York Sets Aside $500M for Hospital Compliance and Cybersecurity

Compliancy Group

New York has already set aside $500 million for compliance efforts that hospitals across the state can apply to receive a share of. The Connection Between Compliance and Cybersecurity Compliance and cybersecurity intersect – you can’t have one without the other.

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2 DOJ Cyber Fraud Initiative Cases Net Almost $10 Million

Compliancy Group

A pair of government contractors recently agreed to settlements of alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) for nearly $10 million as part of the U.S. It also signals that the government seeks to continue enforcing the FCA by focusing on data privacy and cybersecurity violations. Compliancy Group can help! Learn More! ×

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Key Cybersecurity Defenses for the Healthcare Sector

Healthcare IT Today

In 2022, as cyberattacks globally rose by 38% year-on-year, healthcare became the third-most-attacked industry (behind government and education), recording an increase of 74% and reporting up to 1,463 incidents per week. This makes it possible to identify potential threats and compromised devices by detecting anomalous traffic.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

Challenges in Medical Data Management The healthcare sector contains an abundance of confidential information related to patients, medical procedures, treatments, and population health. This includes personal data, medical histories, laboratory results, insurance numbers, and more.

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Modernizing Data Access: 3 Tips for Securing Patient Data in the Cloud

HIT Consultant

More organizations are using the cloud to store sensitive personal identifiable information (PII) and personal health information (PHI), adding pressure to ensure the data is secure and compliant. But it also carries great risk. And the industry is increasingly targeted by bad actors stealing and exposing this sensitive data. .