This week, I decided I’d like to take a break from the educational blogs Tandem has been doing and get a little personal. I want to introduce our new meetup group, “Charleston HIPAA and Healthcare Risk Management Meetup” and I wanted to tell the story behind the group. Starting Read more…
A HIPAA compliance program looks different from one organization to the next, depending on their specific needs. Although varied, each program goes through a similar cycle that I will outline in this week’s blog. Keep in mind, the cycle typically repeats on a yearly schedule as mandated by HIPAA. Read more…
The assumed answer is HIPAA. To clarify, HIPAA is an act and not a governing body of any sort. HIPAA’s rules and regulations are enforced by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and their Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Besides Attorney Generals, other entities cannot enforce Read more…
An organization who is HIPAA compliant has completed the appropriate audits, documented appropriate policies, had a qualified expert conduct a risk assessment, trained employees on how to handle patient data, ensured vendors were HIPAA compliant and enforced diligent security practices. Does this sound like your business? Chances are that if Read more…
A complex set of regulations like HIPAA requires constant work to keep up to date within an organization. With requirements ranging from six unique audits per year to training to vendor management, it is not a task that most healthcare organizations can devote the time to. An organization must be Read more…
HIPAA rules have been applied by the federal government to protect the data of customers, patients, and users. The introduction and enforcement of HIPPA has stemmed the flood of data breaches in business organizations and the criminals who profit from selling customer data to other companies and nefarious individuals. Read more…
This week Tandem Cyber Solutions had the privilege of presenting to the Lowcountry Senior Network on the topic of “Healthcare through the Eyes of an Attacker”. We demonstrated the importance of a strong password and how easy an attacker can take over a health care system. Hopefully LSN enjoyed Read more…
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recently found themselves in the news as the latest company in trouble due to HIPAA violations. The U.S Health and Human Services (HHS) takes the privacy of patients very seriously, causing some serious issues for the medical center. By reading on, Read more…
Privacy is a big topic these days, especially when technology like the internet has made life easier for doctors and patients by streamlining medical care experiences. The problem with making areas of our lives more connected is that there are more ways that sensitive information can get out, creating Read more…
Talking with people in the medical community and adjacent industries, I often hear the question, are we covered by HIPAA? Technically what they are asking is are they a covered entity (CE). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has seemingly made this clear with the following Read more…