TAKING CYBERCARE: An Update on Healthcare and Cybersecurity
2020 has been a transformative year for the healthcare industry. COVID-19 underscored how essential and delicate our medical infrastructure can be. We changed our working environments and how we interact with one another. (more…)
Taking Care with Telehealth: Health Care. Cyber Care. Duty of Care.
Social distancing and stay-at-home orders are designed to protect us from the spread of COVID-19, but what about patients that still require check-ups, post-hospitalization follow-ups, continued monitoring due to other conditions – Telehealth is a convenient solution. (more…)
Foley Health Care Law Today HIPAA Risk Analysis 2.0 Duty of Care Risk Analysis
In this episode of Health Care Law Today, Foley Partner Jen Rathburn sits down with Terry Kurzynski, founder of HALOCK Security Labs on the Duty of Care Risk Analysis, especially as it pertains to health care.
Cyber Security Policies & Strategies Forum: SCPHCA
HALOCK Security Labs led the Cyber Security forum for the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association (SCPHCA). Managing consultants, Tod Ferran, CISSP, QSA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, and Glenn A. Stout, Ph.D., CISSP, CISM, GSEC, PMP presented on hot topics. (more…)
Defining Reasonable Safeguards in Healthcare
The American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Webinar on Reasonable Security:
Thought Leader Perspectives Webinar – Adopting Duty of Care Risk Analysis to Drive Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
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Learn best practices in establishing reasonable security safeguards.
Chronology of HIPAA, HITECH & the Omnibus Rule
HIPAA is a confusing regulation. Since its enactment on August 21, 1996, it has covered topics as diverse as insurance coverage of unemployed people, efficiency of health care administration, data security, and more recently the improvement of healthcare outcomes. HIPAA has had the complicated history of regulatory revisions, clarifications, and guidance documents from various agencies, and it is still largely misunderstood.
OVER-SECURING PHI: A DANGEROUS HIPAA VIOLATION | What is reasonable?
Over-securing protected health information (PHI) means protecting the security of PHI so much that patient care or medical research becomes compromised. It may seem strange to hear this from a cyber security firm. After all, security is where HALOCK makes its living. But if your security controls take priority over your medical mission, then you’re doing HIPAA wrong.
COMMON HIPAA VIOLATIONS THAT ARE EASY TO FIX
THE HIPAA ‘DIRTY DOZEN’ – FIND OUT ABOUT THE MOST COMMON HIPAA VIOLATIONS
Time and time again we see many common HIPAA issues arise in both large and small entities. We’ve compiled a list of the most common HIPAA issues that can lead to violations that we see in the field – and most are relatively easy to fix. (more…)
