This week MSPmentor published an article online regarding the current pace of HIPAA breaches potentially doubling that of 2016. According to the article, the 66 percent increase – thus far – is driven by a sharp rise in the number of incidents designated as “Hacking/IT Incident,” which were up 82 percent, to 104 in 2017. … [Read more…]
A new survey, conducted by privacy advocate Dr Deborah Peel ‘s Patient Privacy Rights Foundation and Zogby International found that a whopping 97% of the 2,000 adults questioned want the right to control their own personal medical information and be allowed to limit with whom their “sensitive information” is shared. Many of those surveyed want … [Read more…]
Uh oh is Big Brother raising its ugly head in healthcare management? Many privacy advocates are saying yes . Their beef is with the federal Office of Personnel Management. The agency has been tasked with creating a comprehensive database of health insurance claim records for the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP), the newly established National … [Read more…]
If you are one of the thousands of HIPAA professionals who struggle every day to make their colleagues understand why all the finicky (and let’s face it sometimes downright annoying) HIPAA rules have to be followed to the letter here is yet another cautionary tale you can now use to back your arguments up. On … [Read more…]