Thursday, July 25, 2019

CCPA and HIPAA Require Consideration - Ep 214


If you haven’t heard of it before there is a thing called the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).  It is considered the first version of a GDPR-type legislation on this side of the pond.   It becomes effective Jan 1, 2020. There are many folks that think the CCPA isn’t something for them to worry about.  Well... Maybe you should take a second to reconsider that position.

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

5 Medical Records Uses and Disclosures Rules - Ep 213


Today we discuss 5 medical record uses and disclosures rules that I have been covering recently in training.  Medical records are always around for those of us in healthcare. It is so easy to forget that the rules apply to more than just data breaches and social media.  There are some very basic concepts that people who have been dealing with medical records for years are surprised to learn. Here are five of them we use the most.

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

Cybersecurity Tips and Trends - Ep 212


We need to keep up with our education just like everyone else to keep up with cybersecurity tips and trends.  Donna hit some training at SecureWorld and sat in on a 6-hr online seminar offered by Dark Reading. All of that thinking and learning means we have cybersecurity tips and trends to share in this episode.  This is not just for those who worry about HIPAA.

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Thursday, July 4, 2019

Consider ransom payments BEFORE attacks - Ep 211


The debate continues in ransomware attacks, do you make the ransom payment or not?  Lately, we have seen many payments being announced. This should be in your incident response plan ransomware playbook.  These decisions should be discussed now, not when an attack happens. What are the pros and cons to paying and what should be in your ransomware response plans?

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