HIPAA and Mask Inquiries: Is it a HIPAA Violation?
Stephen Sullivan, an attorney that specializes in healthcare law explains. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have...
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Uptime Networks
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
$1 Million OCR Settlement Reached for Stolen Unencrypted Laptop
Lifespan Affiliated Covered Entity (“Lifespan ACE”) is a HIPAA-covered entity. This not-for-profit health system includes three academic...
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Uptime Networks
- Jul 27, 2020
- 3 min
Why Data Protection in Healthcare is Essential
Security Measures and Employee Training Both Play a Role The rate at which healthcare entities are targeted by hackers has increased...
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Uptime Networks
- Jul 10, 2020
- 3 min
745,352 Affected by June Healthcare Breaches
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publicly lists breaches, affecting more than 500...
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Uptime Networks
- Jun 15, 2020
- 2 min
What is a HIPAA Service?
When is a HIPAA Service Used and What is Required? A HIPAA service is a service performed by one entity, that enables another entity to...
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Uptime Networks
- May 15, 2020
- 3 min
Healthcare Cyber Security: Why Healthcare is Vulnerable
In the past two years email fraud in healthcare has increased by 473%. Most cyberattacks are the result of phishing attacks. A phishing...
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Uptime Networks
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
4 Tips: HIPAA Compliance for Small Practices
Healthcare organizations of all sizes must comply with the standards set forth by HIPAA. Although HIPAA mandates the same regulations for...
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