Using outside vendors can be a godsend for many organizations. These third parties provide the ability to scale a business, bring new and vital expertise to bear on problems, and let you concentrate on core competencies.…

It’s no news to healthcare-related organizations that if they handle personal health information (PHI) or electronic personal health information (ePHI), they are required to maintain HIPAA/HITECH compliance. These regulations are stringent, and staying compliant can be difficult.…

In most COVID-19 news coverage, national and state leaders talk about solutions to address this ongoing crisis. These conversations focus primarily on diagnostic or biomedical solutions, without mention of one area of innovation that offers immediate and significant assistance: information technology.…

In these strange times of Covid-19, companies face increased and expanded cybersecurity threats. Enterprise security perimeters expanded exponentially almost overnight as both employees and vendor reps work from their homes.…

With rapid changes to HIPAA enforcement throughout the COVID-19 crisis, keeping up has been an ongoing challenge for healthcare providers. Understanding the aspects of HIPAA that have changed and...…

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations were already implementing shared mobile devices in both inpatient and outpatient settings to improve…

When the event hit the news that the medical debt collector American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) suffered a massive data breach last year, businesses from various industries were shaken.…

When COVID-19 broke out in earnest, hospitals and other employers told everybody to go home and work remotely. I’m doing the WFH drill right now.…

An increasing number of hospitals are finding value providing iPads for inpatient use. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals are severely limiting visitors.…

COVID-19 is, simply put, a generational event.…

The manufacturing industry, like so many others, is undergoing massive change. With the introduction of technologies like 3D printing, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), companies have been able to disrupt the industry extremely quickly with creative ways to manufacture products. However, these new tools, increasingly connected to global networks, have created heightened vulnerabilities to cyberattacks.…

Every month, we compile the most compelling healthcare privacy and security related news stories. Below, you’ll learn about changes to HIPAA telehealth enforcements, privacy rules during the...…

The cost of insider threats in financial services may be high, but there are ways to reduce them – find out how in this blog post.…

Third-party risk management, or TPRM, is becoming a big deal in IT and Information security circles. This is because a large number of breaches and hacks are being connected to insecure or mismanaged third parties such as vendors, supply chain partners, and cloud companies providing infrastructure or software applications.…

Telehealth lets hospitals limit physical provider contact with COVID-19 patients, while still allowing for high quality virtual care – a critical element in …

In an effort to reduce COVID-19 infections, hospitals are implementing strict visitation policies preventing any family members, friends, or other loved ones…

As healthcare providers continue to work around the clock to treat the influx of patients impacted by COVID-19, healthcare IT vendors are doing their part to…

Remote access has become an irreplaceable tool for the success of many companies, but using it safely and securely is difficult.…

As the impact of COVID-19 grows, protecting patient privacy is paramount for healthcare organizations hard at work treating those affected by the pandemic. Although many organizations are...…

A crisis often brings out the best of the best.…