by Jordan Mayer | Sep 11, 2023 | Blog Posts
HHS OCR, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have jointly issued new warnings to hospitals and Telehealth providers regarding the use of online tracking technologies on their websites or mobile apps. These technologies, such as Google Analytics and Meta Pixel, may...
by Jordan Mayer | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog Posts
Everyone’s talking about AI: its uses, dangers, and many applications within different industries. Some healthcare organizations have begun to consider ways of leveraging AI tools in their workplace to supercharge efficiency.Chatbots like “Bard” and “ChatGPT” are...
by Jordan Mayer | Aug 2, 2023 | Blog Posts
The healthcare industry is entering the “next phase of digital transformation.” As we’ve mentioned in previous newsletters, providers and others working in healthcare are preparing to increase their IT and cybersecurity budgets in the coming years. In a recent study,...
by Jordan Mayer | Jun 26, 2023 | Blog Posts
Hello Medcurity community! Today we wanted to call your attention to three HIPAA compliance and healthcare resources that were published recently. Each of these can serve as an educational tool and/or a conversation starter for you to improve your organizations’...
by Jordan Mayer | Jun 8, 2023 | Blog Posts
Best cybersecurity practices for passwords are continually being made obsolete by the rapid sophistication of password-hacking technologies. Despite organizations’ best efforts, their passwords are being cracked by cybercriminals who can gain access to their system in...
by Jordan Mayer | Jun 5, 2023 | Blog Posts
Physical Safeguards, the measures taken to protect the physical security of PHI, are a basic component of HIPAA compliance. Physical safeguards are put in place to prevent unauthorized access to PHI, whether intentional or unintentional. They ensure that physical...