How to Conduct a PHI Breach Risk Assessment
Any time your healthcare organization experiences a PHI breach, you need to assess the nature and gravity of the harm done by that breach. The HHS OCR divvies out penalties…
How To Manage a PHI Data Breach
As a healthcare provider, you do your best to protect your patients’ protected health information (PHI). But, despite your best efforts, you still might experience a PHI data breach. Not…
PHI Breach Reporting: Know Your Responsibility Under the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
Whether your organization is a covered entity or a business associate, you must follow HIPAA’s strict breach notification rules and regulations to stay compliant. The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires…
When Must a PHI Breach Be Reported Under HIPAA, and Who Must Be Notified?
It’s an unfortunate reality, but today’s healthcare organizations face serious cybersecurity risks, and PHI (protected health information) breaches are on the rise. In fact, serious breaches affecting over 500 patients…
6 Things You Need To Know About PHI Cyber Security
Any healthcare business that processes protected health information (PHI) has to follow strict guidelines to safeguard that information. Since the majority of PHI is processed electronically (ePHI), healthcare providers need…
The Complete Guide to Protected Health Information (PHI)
Consumers today are more concerned about their data privacy than ever before, with 92% of Americans worried about online privacy. While consumers worry about the security of their mobile phones,…
What Is Protected Health Information (PHI)?
Cyberattacks targeting healthcare organizations are on the rise, and the consequences are significant. From regulatory penalties to reputation damage and, most importantly, risks to patient safety, a breach of patients’…
7 Cybersecurity Compliance Strategies for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers
Compliance is a must for healthcare providers. Failing to comply with HIPAA and other healthcare cybersecurity regulations can put your patients at risk and your business in serious jeopardy. You…
What Is PHI Compliance? Plus 6 Tips To Achieve It
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare providers to be good stewards of patient information. Protected health information (PHI) is governed by HIPAA, which requires healthcare providers…
What Is a PHI Security Breach?
Digital technologies improve our lives, but they put our personal data at constant risk of theft and loss. Unfortunately, between 2015 and 2019, 76.59% of all data breaches reported were…