HIPAA

July 1, 2013

HEALTHCARE

2 of 9 HIPAA Network Considerations

Continuing the thread from the last blog where I discussed the first HIPAA network consideration, ‘HIPAA Audits will continue’, in this blog I’ll discuss the second network consideration on the list below.  Remember, The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule, released January 2013, introduced some significant ch…

June 24, 2013

HEALTHCARE

1 of 9 HIPAA Network Considerations

The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule, released January 2013, introduced some significant changes and updates.  The 2012 HIPAA audits, performed by KPMG, concluded with some initial findings released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights, OCR.  These two events may impac…

May 20, 2013

SECURITY

If You Didn’t Care About HIPAA Before, You May Need to Now

The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule, released January 2013, greatly expands the number of organizations that must comply with HIPAA beyond the known ‘Covered Entities.’ The Final Rule expands the definition of a Business Associate to include an organization that ‘creates, receives, transm…

December 5, 2012

PARTNER

What Partners Need to Know Before Selling into the Healthcare Sector

This post is part of a new series featuring Brian Higgins, Principal Healthcare Consultant at Comstor US. Comstor is a recognized global leader in Cisco product distribution and an established provider of networking and advanced technology solutions. Brian is a sales and business development executi…