Lorna L. Hecker, PhD, CHPS, LMFT

HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance

Should Healthcare Providers Google Their Patients?

07/03/2017

The digital age in which we all live in and work in brings us unique opportunities from both a personal and professional standpoint. With most of us having easy access to the Internet while at home and on the go, which offers us free...

The digital age in which we all...

07/03/2017

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HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance

Are You at Risk of Improperly Managing Business Associates?

03/31/2017

Lorna L. Hecker , PhD, CHPS, LMFT;

Roger Shindell , MS, CHPS, CISA, CIPM;

In the world of HIPAA, you are your brother’s (or sister’s) keeper. Under the HIPAA HITECH Act enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment of 2009, that means, legally speaking, that any covered entity (CE) — namely the...

In the world of HIPAA, you are...

03/31/2017

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HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance

Cyber Security & HIPAA: Taking Security Measures Beyond General Compliance in the Wound Clinic

10/07/2016

Lorna L. Hecker , PhD, CHPS, LMFT;

Editor’s Note: This article was reprinted with permission. Threats to the security of electronic protected health information (ePHI) evolve constantly, in ways that could not have been envisioned in 1996, when HIPAA was enacted. Cyber...

Editor’s Note: This article was...

10/07/2016

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HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance

Your Files Have Been Encrypted: The Growing Threat of Ransomware

04/05/2018

Lorna L. Hecker , PhD, CHPS, LMFT;

Roger Shindell , MS, CHPS, CISA, CIPM;

Recently, the popular TV show Grey’s Anatomy aired an episode where the hospital’s electronic health record was overtaken by ransomware. Patient health was jeopardized when providers could not access patients’ health information, and the...

Recently, the popular TV show...

04/05/2018

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HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance

Rise of the Cyber Criminal in 2018: HIPAA Security Does Not Stop With Compliance

01/04/2018

Lorna L. Hecker , PhD, CHPS, LMFT;

Roger Shindell , MS, CHPS, CISA, CIPM;

Reports of cyber attacks continue to be prevalent. However, healthcare providers may be unaware of a few important facts: Healthcare, as an industry, sees more data breaches than any other.1 Criminal attacks are the leading cause of...

Reports of cyber attacks...

01/04/2018

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HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance

Conducting Your HIPAA-Required Security Risk Assessment

11/07/2017

Lorna L. Hecker , PhD, CHPS, LMFT;

Roger Shindell , MS, CHPS, CISA, CIPM;

A company based in the state of Pennsylvania that develops wireless technology that’s used to assist physicians in the care of their cardiology patients was recently fined in excess of $2 million for a HIPAA breach that occurred when the...

A company based in the state of...

11/07/2017

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