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News abounds about Uber and other ride-sharing services taking people to their doctor appointments. They say they have it covered and Uber Health HIPAA compliance is solid. Today we look at what they are saying about HIPAA here and what that means to us.

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If cybercrime truly is the number one problem with mankind and healthcare is the number one cyber attacked industry is it because healthcare sucks at cybersecurity?

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If it seems like cyber issues are around every corner these days, you aren't imagining things. In episode 128 way back in November 2017, we discussed the fact that we thought there were signs of a coming cyber storm. Today we look at what is going on and see if we may actually be in the midst of that storm or is it still building.

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Information privacy and security requirements in various laws are coming up in legal cases more often these days. Part of that is because we have more of those type laws. Although HIPAA has been in effect for over a decade, I don't recall seeing it used in lawsuits and legal cases as frequently as I do now. Maybe I am just paying more attention but there are certainly plenty of cases in the courts today. Most are civil cases but some are even criminal cases. After hearing these you will probably know the answer to the question "Do I need a lawyer". Probably, maybe, that is a fact-specific determination. Honestly, though, the answer is you probably will if you are not taking information privacy and security seriously today.

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As expected, OCR has continued to announce enforcement actions in 2018. This one is a bit different than any previous resolution in that there are 5 different cases across multiple locations in a single organization. It is also important to note that all 5 of these issues data back to 2012. Almost 6 years since the first one occurred, we have the resolution agreement.

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HIPAA made easy is a topic we have discussed many times before but today we are going to cover it specifically. So often we get requests for the "easiest way" to do HIPAA. This isn't something to check off a list and have it done. It is something that you do every day as part of your business. The idea that you can make HIPAA easy is similar to saying that doing all of your accounting and taxes for your business is easy. Maybe if there is one person to pay and that is you but handling your finances correctly isn't something many people find easy. Yes, the data can be gathered and entered into systems. But, do you know all the forms to complete, documents to save, follow up to do, classifications to determine, etc. It isn't easy but it is doable. So is HIPAA.

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Cybersecurity is in the news a lot lately. Particularly a lot of news just since the beginning of the year. As usual, we review all the news looking for important things to share with our clients and listeners. There are just so many different stories to choose from this week, we decided to cover several of them in one episode. So, here are 6 cybersecurity lessons in the news. Some of them may be things you saw before but all of them were worth discussing what we should be aware of and learn from all the information coming in for 2018.

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In December, the OCR newsletter was titled Cybersecurity While on Holiday. First, how very British of them! Second, is it just when on holiday? The same rules apply anytime you are on the road with technology and access to the internet. We see this as something you should review no matter when you plan to access information outside the office. While some think the corner coffee shop is a great work space others work in hotels and conference rooms all over town without being on holiday at all. In this episode, we review the suggestions in the newsletter but drill down a bit more into how much of this applies when you are working mobile from home or just down the street as well.

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At the beginning of 2017 OCR announced several settlements. Then, the settlement announcements stopped in May as their were leadership changes that continue to happen. In fact, the only reason this announcement seemed to come out was because it was included in a bankruptcy court filing earlier this month.

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Unless you never listen to nerd-speak you have to have heard the discussion about Meltdown and Spectre over the last few weeks. It is a perfect time to talk about what patch management really means in your cybersecurity protections. We try our best to discuss it with less geek speak and more English.

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