The healthcare landscape is continually evolving, with patient privacy at the forefront of change. Central to this is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). For healthcare providers, understanding and adhering to HIPAA is critical.
After a California dental practice has a complaint brought against them for the disclosure of protected health information on the platform Yelp, HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has recently announced that a settlement has been reached.
Customers of Medibank have recently been on high alert. Cyber Criminals have been leaking stolen medical information from the health insurance company. A group with ties to the extremely known cybergang REvil started publishing stolen information including customers’ names, birth dates, passport numbers, and more.
Customers of Medibank have recently been on high alert. Cyber Criminals have been leaking stolen medical information from the health insurance company. A group with ties to the extremely known cybergang REvil started publishing stolen information including customers’ names, birth dates, passport numbers, and more.
Carosh Compliance Solutions is excited to announce Pamela Coley will be joining the team as the VP Operations, Value-Added Resellers (VAR) Programs. Ms. Coley brings over 20 years of consulting experience.
Carosh Compliance Solutions, is proud to announce the addition of Greg Rakas to the leadership team as its Chief Business Development Officer. Rakas brings over 25 years of experience as a senior sales executive in the healthcare industry.
Carosh Compliance Solutions LLC (“Carosh”) is pleased to announce its partnership with Hale Consulting Solutions LLC (“Hale Consulting”), a respected provider of IT and cyber security services to the healthcare industry.
Some HIPAA breaches don’t happen because providers are being negligent. Providers commonly neglect employee training, or not disclosing information promptly. Some happen because the provider is targeted by a Ransomware attack. New reports by the HIPAA Journal are shedding light on this issue.
Being fully HIPAA compliant is more complex than many people expect. HIPAA regulations cover certain processes and procedures that entities may not expect. You could violate HIPAA and not even know it. Companies that use certain websites, or mobile applications may use tracking technology that violates HIPAA.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces the resolution of its twentieth investigation in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. OCR created this initiative to support individuals’ right to timely access their health records at a reasonable cost under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.