tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2017 Issue 7

HIPAA: Is Your Practice Safe from an Internal Cyber Attack?

Network monitoring helps prevent “inside jobs.” Cyber hacking is on the rise, impacting healthcare in ways never imagined. But most violations are the work of practice insiders not the nameless hacker. Safeguard yourself from internal threats with these HIPAA basics. Background: As a recent settlement indicates, one dangling thread can cause the whole operation to unravel. Memorial Health Systems (MHS) is a non-profit, operating six hospitals, an urgent care center, a nursing home, and a variety of ancillary healthcare facilities in South Florida, in addition to having an Organized Health Care Arrangement (OHCA) with several physicians’ offices...

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