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Each year we have done a special scary episode for Halloween. Last year we took you on a tour of a haunted house. This year for HIPAA Horror Stories V3 we get to hear a campfire horror story. So gather around and hear how scary HIPAA mishaps can be for us all!

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When it comes to social media, marketing, and HIPAA things can get a little dicey. There are certainly many cases where using social media has gone awry in health care cases. However, when handled correctly, you can actually use social media, marketing, and HIPAA in a sentence without getting chills down your spine. Today, Janet Kennedy joins us for a discussion on the positive reasons you should be active on social media and the precautions you should take to make sure everything stays in a positive light.

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During the onboarding and termination process is where many mistakes are made that lead to security incidents and even reportable breaches. Today we discuss why they are important and the kinds of things you should consider having in yours.

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How do you talk to the boss about HIPAA? That is a regular question we get around here. The staff responsible for compliance gets trained and understands what needs to be done but they don't get leadership support. Over the years we have had to have those conversations many times. It is never easy but there are some key pointers to making ground with your argument and turning the tide for supporting your efforts. Today we cover a few of our ideas on how to broach the subject effectively when you need to talk to your boss about HIPAA.

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During the NIST OCR HIPAA Security Conference we covered in the last two episodes, there was also a session on OCR Audit Updates. OCR gave an update on the information gleaned so far from the compliance desk audits that were started in 2016. Their presentation included some interesting details. Today we cover the information they shared so you can compare and contrast those details against your own program.

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This is the second episode covering the things David has to share from the Safeguarding Health Information conference. There are many great points he picked up. As we review them we keep coming back to the reminder that HIPAA is about patient care now. Join us as we discuss everything from ransomware requirements to security for a small practice on this episode.

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The annual NIST and OCR security conference has come around again. This year, David attended the conference via webcast and shares his notes on the first day of the conference.

Before the conference discussion, we have to touch on the announcement from Equifax about their HUGE data breach.

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We recorded this episode on the day that Harvey was hitting Houston and had no idea just how bad that disaster would eventually become for those on the gulf coast. On the day we publish this episode, we are both personally involved in the evacuations and preparations in advance of Irma. She is forecast to hit Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas in the next few days. The timing for this discussion could not be more appropriate from a news perspective but this planning should have already taken place prior to this date for those in the paths of these deadly storms.

As you listen to this episode, know that we had no idea just how bad things were about to become for the millions of people under the stress of these major natural disasters. Take care in your planning now if you haven't been in these areas, your turn may be next and there is no way you want to be dealing with anything similar without a plan.

What do you have in your disaster recovery plans?

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Every time we discuss server security issues it opens a debate about where is the best place to keep your servers. There are three options and we are going to discuss them today. Local hosting vs data center hosting vs cloud servers under HIPAA.

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The HIPAA legal reference and guidance mentions reasonable and appropriate all over the place. Many times that concept creates confusion. How do you determine what is reasonable or appropriate for any environment?

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