Thursday, May 25, 2023

More Free Training and New OCR Action - Ep 408


In the fast-paced world of healthcare, where even your stethoscope can connect to the internet, cybersecurity training for everyone is an absolute must. But fear not, brave healthcare professional!  There is free cybersecurity training online! Listen in and we will tell you all about two great cybersecurity training options for workforce members and clinicians.

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

Cyber resiliency landscape - Ep 407


We talk a lot about understanding the current cyber threats and risks involved in not remaining vigilant in protecting against them. Today, we review the Hospital Cyber Resiliency Initiative Landscape Analysis, recently released by 405d. It provides stats and case studies from the real world. It also gives us areas we need to work on and where we need to put our investment of time and money to protect against these threats.

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

HICP Technical Guide Changes 2023 - Ep 406


Healthcare organizations are dealing with increasingly complex cybersecurity threats. With the use of technology and the presence of sensitive patient information, hackers see healthcare systems as valuable targets. Protecting healthcare systems is a major challenge. The 405(d) Task Group has updated their HICP guidance for small, medium and large organizations to help them better secure their networks and applications and manage risks to keep patient information safe.

More info at HelpMeWithHIPAA.com/406


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Thursday, May 4, 2023

405d Erick Decker Joins Us for Ep 405


It’s fitting that for episode 405 we talk with Erik Decker, lead on the HHS 405d Task Group, about the recently released Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients (HICP) 2023 edition. Since David and I are also on the 405d task group, we are excited to talk about the new updates and added resources FREELY available to help everyone prepare and fight against cybersecurity threats. 

More info at HelpMeWithHIPAA.com/405


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Thursday, April 27, 2023

False Sense of Security - Ep 404


Gary Salman from Black Talon Security joins David as guest host while Donna celebrates her birthday in the Keys. David and Gary will explain why not being constantly vigilant when protecting network security can lead to a false sense of security.  They will discuss the threats Black Talon is seeing in the cyber environment these days and via tabletop exercises they conduct with organizations as well as ways to help protect your organization from and prepare for cyber events and other crisis situations.

More info at HelpMeWithHIPAA.com/404


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Thursday, April 20, 2023

HIPAA Summit Review Part 2 - Ep 403


Today, we cover part two of our review of the HIPAA Summit.  We will cover notes from a privacy officer roundtable, security tips from IT’s point of view, key points from crisis vendors and a very interesting discussion around mergers and acquisitions. Listen in to pick up where we left off from part 1 of our 2023 HIPAA Summit Review.

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

2023 HIPAA Summit Review - Ep 402


As always the HIPAA Summit is very interesting and informative. This is the annual summit where we learn what’s going on in the “HIPAAsphere” and what things are coming down the pike. There is a lot of information to cover, so we will break this into two Help Me With HIPAA episodes. Here’s part 1 of our HIPAA Summit review.

More info at HelpMeWithHIPAA.com/402


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