Thursday, April 18, 2019

We are shutting it down - Ep 200


It is hard to believe we are recording our 200th episode. Some might even say it is close to a miracle that David and Donna could stay focused on one thing for this long. Probably very true. Our passion for what we do here is more than most people would think. We truly do believe that tagline we use in every episode “HIPAA is not about compliance; it’s about patient care.”.

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

Medical Record Release Fees - Ep 199


Medical record release is becoming a heated topic.  There are several parties involved in the discussion.  Of course, the patient and their rights to the medical record comes first.  Then, you have the providers trying to meet their obligations to supply the records.  But, there are also lawyers and medical record release of information companies and, of course, OCR involved.  Today we will try to make some sense out of the mess.

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Thursday, April 4, 2019

News From 2019 HIPAA Summit - Ep 198


We come bearing news from the 2019 HIPAA Summit, today. Officially, it was The 28th Annual National HIPAA Summit. The event happened in March from Washington, DC. Thankfully, they have offered a webcast option along with onsite attendance for years. I sat in on the HIPAA Summit sessions again via webcast and there is much to share.

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

Real Hacker Stories On DarkNet Diaries - Ep 197


We are fans of the podcast DarkNet Diaries, “True stories from the dark side of the Internet”.  As fans, it explains why we are excited to have Jack Rhysider, the host of DarkNet Diaries, on the podcast with us today.  Prepare to be surprised by some of these real hacker stories.

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Thursday, March 21, 2019

2 Third Party Breach Stories - Ep 196


It is important to think about what could happen if one of your vendors is the reason you become another business listed in data breach statistics. Third-party data breaches can impact your business even when it doesn't involve your data. These stories show how many different angles you should use when reviewing their impact on your business.

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

2019 Cybersecurity Coverage Options with John Miller - Ep 195


John Miller, CEO of Sterling Seacrest Partners, was with us back at the beginning of our podcast experiment. Over 100 episodes ago, in February 2017 on episode 89we first talked with him about cyber insurance policies. Today we’ve brought John back to discuss how cyber insurance coverage has changed over the last two years.

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Ransomware Is Getting Scarier - Ep 194


Ransomware is getting scarier even if you don’t know it yet.  It appears that the lull we enjoyed through the last bit of 2018 may be over.  Not only are the incidents increasing but the mechanisms and ransom demands are changing.  Yes, no matter how we looked at it we had to say ransomware is getting scarier than it has been since the beginning of 2018.

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