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OMG USB! Physical Media and Protecting PHI

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Imagine this scenario: you’ve received some test results from some procedure. Those results are to be moved between institutions because you have doctors in different departments of a healthcare system.  Normally, we’d think that these institutions would electronically transmit these results through some secure channel… but then you see that your doctor has your results,… Read More

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The HIPAA Security Rule and Risk Management

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The Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is one of the more complex regulations in the U.S., due in no small part to the complicated and open-ended nature of the law.  What should companies do? In this case, covered organizations are turning to risk-based assessments to help them support their security approaches.  Here, we… Read More