Hello everyone! The White House just announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) will end on May 11, 2023. This directly affects how telehealth services can be delivered. If you haven’t blocked out all memories of Spring 2020, you may recall that the Office for Civil Rights issued a Notice of Enforcement Discretion on … Read more
Designee builds on commitment to furthering excellence in the healthcare sector’s information security and privacy programs. PORTLAND, Ore., October 12, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Apgar & Associates, LLC today announced that it is designated as a HITRUST Readiness Licensee. With this achievement, Apgar & Associates is approved by HITRUST to perform consulting and readiness work for organizations looking … Read more
The PHI Data Breach: Revisiting Human Error Risk A recent OCR settlement about improper disposal of PHI at a dermatology clinic brought home the fact that despite the decades of HIPAA, healthcare organizations still make serious errors handling PHI. The clinic reported the PHI data breach, which upon investigation, showed the clinic – for over … Read more
Apgar and Associates is honored to announce that our late founder, Chris Apgar, CISSP C-CISO is the recipient of the AHIMA Triumph Award in the Influencer category. The award category, formerly known as the Literary Legacy Award, honors individuals or groups who have made significant contribution to the knowledge base of the Health Information field … Read more
HIPAA Summit Distinguished Service Award to Chris Apgar, CISSP, C-CISO, posthumously.
HITRUST certification on your company’s wish list? Be sure your certification readiness includes policy & procedure requirements. Learn more >
The following is excerpted from Theresa Defino’s article in “Report on Patient Privacy”, Volume 22, Number 1 • January 2022 It wouldn’t be too much of an exaggeration to say that fans of the late Chris Apgar seem to have run out of words to describe the respected and well-liked HIPAA professional, who formed his … Read more
We at Apgar & Associates, LLC, are deeply saddened to share that Chris Apgar passed away unexpectedly this past weekend. As you may know, Chris founded Apgar & Associates over a decade ago. Chris and I have been life and business partners for years, helping hundreds of clients navigate complex information security and privacy issues. … Read more
How the FTC breach notification rule affects mobile app vendors and developers.
Government agencies – state and federal – have spent the past several months trying to get healthcare’s attention about cybersecurity and simple steps that organizations can take to reduce their risk of ransomware (aka minimize risk). “There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that … Read more
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