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...
by Jordan Mayer | Jun 1, 2023 | Blog Posts
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is a federal law in the United States that was enacted in 1996. Its purpose is to protect the privacy and security of patient’s healthcare information. HIPAA applies to healthcare providers, health...
by Jordan Mayer | May 29, 2023 | Blog Posts
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule sets forth a set of standards for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI). HIPAA Physical...