When your goal is to protect PHI on laptops and mobile devices, keep in mind that information security is only as strong as its weakest link. Lenient information security standards exponentially increases the risk to sensitive healthcare data. It can also place you in non-compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule. On top of that the … Read more
Here in the Northwest, legislatures in both Oregon and Washington hold their regular sessions during the winter and spring of the year. In their regular sessions in 2015, both amended state laws related to data breach notification, which means your Incident Response Plan (IRP) likely needs updating. Washington state data breach notification law changes are … Read more
In a recent LinkedIn group discussion, there was some back and forth about an article that stated Anthem was refusing to cooperate in the security audit. What ensued was debate about what is required vs what is a good idea (particularly when you’re dealing with OPM [Office of Personnel Management] and OIG). I, personally, was … Read more
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