For a short time, the world returned home. Work, school, personal time - everything we did was inside the walls we call home.
No matter how careful we were with data while we were in a secure work environment, the lines became fuzzier as we co-existed with partners and kids.
Video is becoming a big part of our lives.
We post short clips on our social media feeds.
We store live data in our security systems.
We use telehealth practices to meet with patients.
We market our practices with stories and information.
Is all of that data HIPAA compliant?
Understanding HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires all healthcare organizations and practices to ensure the privacy of their patient’s protected health information (PHI). At all times, no matter what type of information is gathered, healthcare providers must ensure personal data covered by HIPAA isn’t released or compromised without proper approval.
Managing your EHR data can sometimes feel all-consuming. Are you doing everything in your power to keep your data safe and secure?
According to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, restrictions only apply to individually identifiable protected health information (PHI). If you can de-identify PHI so the identities of individuals cannot be discovered, PHI can be freely shared.
Log4j is a tool used to help a programmer create output log statements to a variety of output targets. When you have a problem somewhere in the system, this tool is useful to have a log of data to sort through to help locate the issue. It’s part of the open-source library, meaning it’s used across many popular apps and websites, and is located on potentially hundreds of millions of devices across the world.
People are quite predictable when it comes to their new year’s resolutions. As the clock strikes midnight and we move to a new year, people plan to:
Exercise more
Eat healthier
Spend more time with family and friends
Lose weight
Live more economically
What works for personal resolutions can also transfer to business goals.
Remember when you needed separate keys or cards for everything you did? You kept keys on a keyring, or cards in a wallet, pulling each out depending on where you were and where you were going.
But wallets and keyrings can be lost or misplaced. Depending on your lifestyle, you could end up with a pocketful of entry tools, one each for every single thing you needed access to.
As a healthcare professional today, there are a lot of security worries on your plate. Is your data secure? Are your patients protected? Can hackers find a way in?
Many people approach security with a “wait and see” attitude. They scratch the surface for handling it, and hope for the best each and every day.
Malware. Ransomware. As if there wasn’t enough to plan for as you develop your security strategy, this week brings to attention another threat called killware.
In a USA Today interview, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas revealed that hackers breached a water system in February with the sole intent to distribute contaminated water to Florida residents.
5G is coming. And it’s coming fast.
Right now, carriers are giving deals to help people switch from older platforms. If you’ve been using 4G, you’ll instantly notice speed, coverage, and reliability improvements. That’s reason enough to change.
As a healthcare provider, you have a full array of activities to fill your days.
Seeing patients
Consulting with peers
Interacting with employees
Handling daily tasks
Dealing with immediate problems
Staying up to date with guidelines and regulations
Have you ever felt like you’re handling a 24-hour job in just 8 hours?
Now add in technology.