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Long Awaited HIPAA Round Two Audits Have Begun

by | Mar 31, 2016 | Compliance Audit, Current IT Security Events, HIPAA, HIPAA Audit, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA HITECH, HSS Audit, IT News You Can Use, OCR Audit, Risk Assessment

Announced in the spring of 2014, scheduled to begin in late 2014, OCR announced this week that a second round of HIPAA Audits (following the original 2012 audits) has finally begun. I have written over the last two years that audits were imminent. I admit it felt like...

A Call to Action for Healthcare IT Security

by | Oct 9, 2015 | Compliance, Current IT Security Events, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Health IT, HIPAA, HIPAA Compliance, IT News You Can Use, IT Security, Medical Device Security, Regulatory Compliance

During National Health IT Week, I am encouraged to see such a concerted effort led by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).  Health IT Week has become a rallying point for the healthcare industry to face the challenges of advancing...

Are Cyber Security Risks Overstated?

by | Sep 10, 2015 | Current IT Security Events, Cyber Attack, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, IT Security, IT Security Breach, Risk Assessment, Security Awareness Training, Security Breach, Security Breaches

Our Loricca team is based in Tampa, Florida. We happen to be in the middle of a (thankfully) light hurricane season. We like to tell ourselves we are not really at risk. Maybe that’s what people in California tell themselves about earthquakes. I often hear the same...