by Jessica Irvine | Mar 30, 2018 | Compliance, Healthcare
A recent report titled “Jail Terms for HIPAA Violations by Employees,” released by HIPAA Journal on March 22, 2018, details two separate instances of insider theft involving Protected Health Information (PHI) by employees in the healthcare industry. Both incidents... 
by Jessica Irvine | Mar 27, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Technology
Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm, claimed to have technology that could determine voters’ personalities more accurately than even their close friends. They made promises to their clients and in an effort to fulfill those promises, they had to come through... 
by dfcyberadmin | Mar 20, 2018 | Compliance, Cybersecurity, Healthcare
Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) serves over 170,000 patients and is considered a covered entity. This means they are required to abide by HIPAA standards. But on February 1, 2018, FMCNA was hit with a $3.5 million penalty for violations that had occurred... 
by Jessica Irvine | Mar 13, 2018 | Compliance, Healthcare
The recent discussions regarding texting in healthcare, driven by a CMS (Medicare/Medicaid) letter that was publicly released at the end of last year, has caused an ongoing discussion about regulations on texting to relay patient information. This is the first article... 
by dfcyberadmin | Mar 6, 2018 | Compliance, Cybersecurity
What is the GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR regulations, are designed to protect all European citizens’ data privacy and reshape the way organizations approach data privacy globally. This directive was approved by the EU parliament on April 14th,...