Steven I. Kern, JD
HIPAA violations can lead to major financial penalties depending on the category of violation, with tier four violations resulting in a minimum fine of over $68,000 per violation. Individual states have also set privacy regulations, such as the Ohio Data Protection Act and California's ...
Security teams can also automate the tagging by creating policies tailored to the organization. For example, if you’re a healthcare company and you already know that you don’t want users accessing apps that have a risk score of 5 or lower and don’t meet HIPAA require...
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Insufficient controls that don't detect security violations can lead to unauthorized access. Assuming the CSP is using the most currentaccessand authentication tools, periodically review those controls, analyze data access to detect possible anomalies and examine data access outside of the CSP's...
Read more on HIPAA violations Things to know when transporting medical materials and samples When you transport physical documents, such as paper medical records, all of the information needs to be protected at all times. You should have clear oversight of the chain of custody that that informatio...
Topics mentioned include a brief background of HIPAA rules which provide standards for the handling and use of patient information, details on penalties associated with HIPAA violations, and requirements for hiring a privacy and security officer to monitor HIPAA privacy and security compliance....