WEBINAR: Risks of Mobile Device Use by Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare Mobility Webinar
Healthcare has gone mobile. Providers are using mobile devices like never before. With the majority of physicians using their personal devices as part of their delivery of patient care, how can they be sure their patients’ protected health information stays secure? Mobile data security and HIPAA compliance have become two of the biggest concerns among
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Ransomware Infected PC = HIPAA Breach

HIPAA Breach
In late 2015, security experts predicted that 2016 would be the year of online extortion. They were right. There has been a 300% increase in online extortion this year.  It is anticipated that over one million US businesses will be infected with ransomware by the end of this year. Ransomware prohibits computer users from accessing
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Why You Need PC and Device Encryption

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You’ve been told you need PC and device encryption for your organization. Do you know why you need encryption? Do you worry encryption solutions are too difficult or cumbersome to implement? Learn the facts. Any company or organization that holds sensitive data has a critical need to ensure that the information stored is properly protected. Businesses
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2016 HIPAA Desk Audits: Are You Prepared?

HIPAA Desk Audit
Last month the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began the second phase of its HIPAA Audit Program. OCR has randomly selected 350 covered entities to take part in desk audits which will aim to ensure those entities have proper written documentation, training and notice procedures regarding the management and safeguarding of personal health information belonging to
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The Risk of Social Media Use in Healthcare

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Social media has significantly altered our daily lives, both personally and professionally.  The Pew Research Center reports that 74% of adult internet users access social networking sites. Each year Social Media Examiner polls business marketers to gauge how they are using social media to grow their business. Last year an impressive 92% of marketers surveyed
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4 Tips to Create a Security Minded Culture in Healthcare

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They say “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” As a healthcare provider, you know this to be true so you educate your patients about the importance of preventative healthcare. The idiom applies to protecting your patients’ health information as well. Are you as proactive about protecting your patients’ health record as
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