The introduction of the European General Data Protection Regulation, more commonly known as the GDPR, occurred on May 25, 2018 and led to a number…

The Office for Civil Rights has issued a warning about the risk of advanced persistent threats to sensitive data in the spring edition of its…

Could a member of staff find themselves out of a job following a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, commonly known as…

As more and more people adopt cloud storage and computing services in their everyday lives and as the iPhone and iPads continue to command an…

Sharepoint is a software from Microsoft that is commonly used in enterprises in many industries, but some have asked whether it can be used by…

WhatsApp is one of the most widely used messaging platforms in the world, and more than likely the most widely used messaging platform which incorporates…

Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth (DGS) is notifying 50,000 individuals of a recent ransomware attack that saw the facility pay ‘thousands’ to the…

Organizations that are subject to the rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better known as HIPAA, are bound to respect and uphold…

WebEx is a popular online meeting and web conferencing platform that allows companies and individuals to connect and discuss topics virtually, saving transport and possibly…

Many of us will be familiar with the range of programmes which make up Microsoft Office’s software offering, but familiarity can breed complacency, which can…

Text messaging is a convenient and rapid way to share information in both personal and professional settings, but are text messages compliant with the Health…

Sharecare Health Data Services has announced that an unauthorised individual gained access to some of its systems and sensitive patient data may have been compromised….

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, more commonly referred to as the HITECH Act was introduced by the administration of President…

Alexa, the virtual voice-assistant offered by Amazon, is one of many similar services marketed by the largest tech companies in the world, and it could…

In the past, dental offices may have felt less concerned by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more often known as HIPAA, but this…

FaceTime, a method of making video calls between devices made by Apple, has become more and more popular since its introduction and with the large…

It is rare that a week passes where we do not hear or see media outlets covering yet another HIPAA violation provoked by the action…

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more commonly known as HIPAA, includes several provisions to allow people to report violations or suspected violations to…

Micropatches addressing three zero-day Windows flaws have been deployed by 0patch. The vulnerabilities, which have yet to be addressed by Microsoft, including a zero-day remote…

Azure is Microsoft’s cloud services platform and it therefore has the potential to offer a lot to businesses, including businesses working in the healthcare arena,…

Facebook is one of the largest social media platforms the world has ever seen and almost everyone is familiar with its Messenger tool, with many…

Choice Rehabilitation of Creve Coeur, Missouri, has released a statement announcing that a security incident has compromised the sensitive data of over 4,300 patients. The…

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 revolutionised regulations surrounding the security and privacy of healthcare data. One of its many aims was…

May Eye Care Center, PA, has announced that the protected healthcare information of up to 30,000 patients was affected in a recent ransomware attack. May…

Given the extra effort and costs that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) imposes on organizations in the healthcare space, not to mention…

With the advent of the cloud and its absolute ubiquity in both consumer and professional applications, a large swath of the healthcare industry are asking…

Zoom has already been adopted as a powerful and convenient video conference application that allows over 750,000 companies to carry out meetings and presentations via…

The possibility of signing agreements and contracts remotely has increased the speed with which administrative processes, typically a bottleneck in many sectors, can be done…

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act lays down a set of provisions which must be followed by doctors and nurses in hospitals and clinics,…

Given the often stringent rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, often referred to as HIPAA, healthcare staff and others in the health…

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as HIPAA, creates a number of rules which some parties may find difficult to implement and…

It is of the utmost importance that all members of staff in organizations with activities relating to healthcare provision or health insurance coverage are aware…

Insurance companies and others in the healthcare space could see advantages by utilizing Dropbox, but before doing so they must ask whether Dropbox is compliant…

Slack has emerged over the past number of years as a useful and versatile tool which many use to communicate and collaborate but some organizations…

Should a patient find themselves the victim or affected by a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more commonly known as HIPAA,…

When we talk about HIPAA and HIPAA compliance, the nature of the issue can seem overwhelming and complicated unless we first explain what HIPAA compliance…

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as HIPAA, requires a certain level of security and standards to be met when dealing with…

With the huge range of cloud storage solution providers in the market and the increasing push for organizations to explore the possibilities offered by these…

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (more commonly known as HIPAA) is an important piece of legislation but who is responsible for HIPAA enforcement?…

When organizations put in the effort to implement the many administrative and technological hurdles needed to be compliant with HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and…

Even though most healthcare employees, covered entities, business associates, and others in the healthcare space do their best to always act in compliance with the…

As the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more widely known as HIPAA, was first introduced in 1996, long before the widespread use of social…

An enormous amount of effort is put into ensuring that businesses and organizations are acting in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,…

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more widely known as HIPAA, organizations are required to appoint or designate someone to the position of…

The convenience and ubiquity of Skype has led to many people asking themselves whether Skype could be used to transmit or share Protected Health Information…

As organizations covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (commonly known as HIPAA) look into creating or modifying their training techniques, they may…

Nurses are at the front line of almost all health care services, but what sort of penalties do nurses face if they violate the Health…

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, commonly known as HIPAA, notes differing information in relation to keeping copies of different types of data, which…

With the completion of the first year of the Trump Administration being in office and following a number of changes in important areas of law…

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more often known as HIPAA, lays out a number of requirements detailing how organizations can be allowed to…

As methods of communication evolve and it becomes more acceptable to use channels that were previously thought of as less formal for more important and…

The Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, commonly called HIPAA, calls on organizations to protect the data they use and produce and, as such, many…

As the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better known as HIPAA, has certain security requirements that must be in place to safeguard Protected Health…

Despite their best efforts, companies may sometimes find, due to a technical oversight or a mistake made by a member of staff, that they have…

While there are now more options than ever for organizations to communicate with patients, both through physical written correspondence and electronic messages much as emails,…