Independent HIPAA Audit and BAA Prompts Ballard Benefit Works to Select Online Tech’s HIPAA Cloud

Ballard Benefit Works, a full service employee benefit and health care finance consulting firm, has selected Online Tech’s independently HIPAA audited cloud solution. By partnering

Media Alert: Clearwater Compliance Begins Registration for its HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp Event in Chicago

Presented by leading experts, you will get an intensive education on HIPAA-HITECH 101; tools to prepare for the OCR audits; and a critical understanding of the enforcement and penalties—in one day(PRWEB) May 17, 2012 What:Clearwater HIPAA Audit Prep BootCampTM - The HIPAA Audit Prep BootCamp™ is a one-day intensive educational experience that focuses on:     HIPAA HITECH 101     Privacy ...

HIPAA changes could put healthcare IT companies on the hook

Changes expected to become law in coming months would make high-tech companies that deal with healthcare data - including those in the fields of biometrics, healthcare IT and even cloud hosting services that have healthcare organizations as clients - liable for data breaches under the federal HIPAA statute. But many such companies aren't aware the changes are afoot.

Waterford woman charged in privacy case

A local case illustrates a weakness in the federal patient privacy law commonly known as HIPAA.

HIPAA changes could put tech companies on the hook

Changes expected to become law in coming months would make high-tech companies that deal with healthcare data - including those in the fields of biometrics, healthcare IT and even cloud hosting services that have healthcare organizations as clients - liable for data breaches under the federal HIPAA statute. But many such companies aren't aware the changes are afoot.