Healthcare Data Breach: Facts and Prevention
Author: Ernesto Fierro Healthcare Data Breach has become a topic with financial and consumer implications. Data breach in healthcare can bring on a number of issues that can directly affect a companies’ customer retention, and associated costs. For example, one journal stated that there have been 2,181 healthcare incidents involving data breach between 2009 and […]
World Hepatitis Day
On July 28, health professionals come together for World Hepatitis Day. According to a CDC report, 3.5 million Americans live with hepatitis C. Globally, that number reaches up to 325 million people when we consider those that suffer from chronic hepatitis. Unfortunately, many people remain unaware of Hepatitis or its complications. Despite these known statistics, […]
Lawsuit Over Healthcare Breach in Kansas City
Lawsuit Over Healthcare Breach in Kansas City Author: David Johnson At least 60,000 people fell victim to a recent IT breach at Children’s Mercy Hospital last January. At the beginning of July, multiple employee email accounts received an email from a seemingly credible entity. This email indicated that the employees should log into another […]
National Cleft Craniofacial Awareness
This month is “National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness”. Considered a prevention effort to promote awareness of birth deficits, craniofacial issues are facial abnormalities. According to the CDC, an estimated 2,650 babies are born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. Unfortunately, those numbers double for babies with a cleft lip. Approximately 4,440 babies are born with […]
Workplace Violence Negligence & Nursing Homes
Workplace Violence Negligence & Nursing Homes Author: David Johnson In February of 2018, The U.S. department of Labor responded to two complaints regarding workplace violence in a nursing home in Colorado. OSHA found five documented accounts of workplace violence in 2017 and several more undocumented. Accordingly, OSHA officials issued a Serious designation citation with a […]
Quick Compliance, New HIPAA Solutions
Quick Compliance, New HIPAA Solutions Written by David Johnson In a new and ever changing medical landscape, the privacy of patients is at risk. With the advent of technology and prevalence of social media, it may be easy to unknowingly overlook a patient’s privacy. Moreover, one issue identified by DentalIQ is the use of […]
Mental Health HIPAA Protections
Mental Health HIPAA Protections Author: David Johnson Mental health is a touchy subject when it comes to health information sharing. The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulates patient information sharing under the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR). One provision of HIPAA, the privacy rule, indicates that patients must authorize use of […]
HIPAA: The Privacy Rule
HIPAA: The Privacy Rule, Scandals, and Fast Facts By: Alyssa Rankin Privacy! Everyone loves their privacy but not when it reveals that plastic surgery they swore the tabloids were wrong about. Take me back to 2003! Remember tracksuits, trucker hats, and hoop earrings? No, thanks. Celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, and Drew Barrymore […]
Healthcare Workplace Violence
Preventable Healthcare Workplace Violence Written by David Johnson It’s astonishing to see the prevalence of violence in healthcare settings. In a publication, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) interpreted Bureau of Labor Statistics data to indicate that healthcare professionals and social assistance workers are four times more likely to be victims of workplace violence […]
You Know HIPAA, But Are You HITECH?
You Know HIPAA, But Are You HITECH? Written by David Johnson In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, also known as HITECH, established four different categories of violations of health information sharing related to electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) under HIPAA. One key provision to healthcare providers or covered entities […]
$4.3 Million Dollar HIPAA Penalty
MD Anderson Fined 4.3 Million for HIPAA Violations Written by Alexa Treubert Despite HIPAA being such an important topic, many healthcare organizations fail to comply with the HIPAA privacy and security rules. Chiefly, these rules protect patients personal health information (PHI). The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, commonly known as […]
Sickle Cell Disorder
Sickle Cell Disorder Written by Alyssa Rankin World Sickle Cell Day took place on June 19th, so now is a perfect time to gain knowledge and raise awareness on Sickle Cell Disorder (SDC). SDC is a condition most of us may have heard before, but do not completely understand…yet! This disorder affects millions of people […]