One HIPAA Violation Closes $5 Million Company

The story of what happened to Michael Daugherty and his company, LabMD, has a lot of twists and turns and bad guys pretending to be good guys – and even good guys acting in a pretty overbearing way. It’s resulted in accusations of unethical behavior and intimations of...

Preventing ID Theft When Recycling Computers

ID theft is a serious concern due to the rise in online crime. As more of your information is easily accessible, the chances of having your ID stolen go up. To lower your chances, you need to make sure that you take any chances of theft away from people who want to...

Significant Settlements For HIPAA Breaches

TWO LESSONS FROM HIPAA BREACHES Sign a business associate agreement Run a comprehensive and accurate risk analysis Organizations responsible for the security of patient records should take note of two recent investigations and subsequent settlements announced by the...

Recycled Computers reveal Banking User and Passwords

Web browsers help you remember user names and passwords for banking accounts by keeping them in memory.  Even better, your browser will fill in passwords automatically for you. The problem arises when you donate or recycle you old computers.  The trusted charity,...

HIPAA Compliant Apple Watch

Every year the world awaits Apple’s newest releases, and this year the big reveal included one product of particular interest to the medical community. Apple Watch users will now have the capability — through a third-party app from AirStrip— to send HIPAA-compliant...