Thursday, May 30, 2019

Maturity Assessments - Ep 206


Maturity is something we expect from respected folks or grown folks but what about your privacy and security program, do you check it’s maturity?  You have all of these plans, policies, procedures, and training but is it actually meeting your needs? Time to talk maturity assessments.

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Thursday, May 23, 2019

No PHI exposed. Really? - Ep 205


The latest HIPAA violation settlement with OCR was announced recently.  Ironically, the settlement with Touchstone Medical Imaging was for $3,000,000 and announced just after the reduction of maximum penalties was announced by HHS.  Just how bad was this violation to get hit with this level of penalties plus the 2-year corrective action plan?

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Thursday, May 16, 2019

HIPAA Penalties Dropping - Ep 204


Headlines everywhere are telling us all that the HIPAA penalties are being “slashed” or “capped” or “reduced”.  What is the real story and what does it mean to the rest of us? Great time to talk about what you should consider if you think you will be facing any HIPAA penalties.

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Thursday, May 9, 2019

3 Supply Chain Security Stories - Ep 203


We have talked many times about vetting business associates.  When people talk about supply chain security it isn’t just the business associate you contract with you have to worry about.  It is all the vendors that they use. Today we are going to review 3 supply chain stories that explain how complex your supply chain unbeknownst to you.

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Smile You Are On Camera - Ep 202


We are all being watched. Cameras are everywhere today. With the advent of dashcams, home security camera systems, CCTV in cities and businesses we are caught on camera somewhere every day. What does that mean when you have privacy concerns to address like, I don’t know, HIPAA?

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