Part 7 of 7 Security Incident Management: A patient’s information has been compromised. Now what? Is your staff confident that they know how to handle this breach? An organization never wants to wait until they are in a breach to know what needs to be done. Here are twelve steps for handling a security breach: 1. Contact a HIPAA Consultant […]
Read More BYOD, cybersecurity, firewall, HIPAA, HIPAA compliance, mHealthPart 2 of 7 Telemedicine: Healthcare services for patients in rural areas often rely on telemedicine. Telemedicine allows a distributed Physician Assistants and/or Nurse Practitioners network to see, diagnose, and assist a patient’s health care information remotely while using live physician interaction with video, audio, and medical devices in real-time to diagnose a patient’s symptoms. Telemedicine brings full diagnostic capability to the […]
Read More cybersecurity, health care data, HIPAA compliance, telemedicineGiven the advent of the Internet and the free flow of healthcare information, data security and cybersecurity play key roles in several important topics related to healthcare. Part 1 of 7 mHealth (mobile health): Through the use of mHealth, numerous electronic capabilities and provisions are available, which make medical records more accessible using sources such as the cloud, mobile apps, […]
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