The a stolen laptop computer from a healthcare supplier belonging to Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc. (MEEI) has lad to a settlement of $1.5 million with the HHS Office for Civil Rights for HIPAA breaches. The U.S....
The Office for Civil Rights and the Office of the National Coordinator have both recently provided guidelines and tips which healthcare professionals can use to ensure that their devices are made secure and ePHI is properly safe. The advice has been issued on...
Experian credit bureau has released a new report that predicts that 2014 will see a surge in data breaches. The report also foresees that the healthcare industry will most targeted. The report says that the reason healthcare is so attractive to hackers is the sheer...
On 26th September, Lori Stein attended Cotton-O’Neil Diabetes and Endocrinology Center in Topeka and met with an endocrinologist for an appointment. Lori Stein´s checkup was standard in order to monitor her diabetes, but during her consultation she inquired if she...
Veriphyr Identity and Access Intelligence has recently published a report into what causes the greatest threat to exposure of Protected Health Information (PHI). The study found that the theft of mobile devices may result in the largest exposures of PHI, however, the...
